Table 2.
Serum liver fibrosis markers and liver IL-17 Expression of ASC, CHB, and LC
|
Group |
n |
Serum collagen IV |
Serum LN |
Serum HA |
Serum procollagen (PIIINP) |
Liver IL-17 expression |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | + | ++ | +++ | ||||||
| ASC |
35 |
109.16 ± 20.17 |
93.05 ± 11.01 |
91.96 ± 18.13 |
8.49 ± 1.77 |
4 |
16 |
10 |
5 |
| CHB |
57 |
255.33 ± 10.76* |
104.26 ± 12.73* |
147.153 ± 16.8* |
14.60 ± 4.66* |
2 |
15 |
23 |
17 |
| LC | 31 | 396.71 ± 11. 49*# | 360.87 ± 10.40*# | 343.30 ± 16.16*# | 26.00 ± 6.09*# | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
Compared with ASC, *P < 0.001; compared with CHB,#P < 0.001.