Table 3.
Marker | Hepatocyte | Cholangiocyte | Oval cell | Oval cell with hepatocyte features | Myofibroblast and activated stellate cell |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cytokeratin AE1/AE3 | − | +++ | +++ | (+) | − |
RFP | +++ | − | − | (+) | − |
MSA | − | − | − | − | +++ |
PCNA (DMN exposure) | ++ | ++ | + | ++ | − |
PCNA (MCLR exposure) | + | + | +++ | + | − |
RFP, red fluorescent protein; MSA, muscle specific actin; PCNA, proliferating cell nuclear antigen; DMN, dimethylnitrosamine; MCLR, microcystin LR.
Immunoreactivity scoring: − absent; (+) variable and mild; + mild; ++ moderate; +++ marked.