Figure 4.
Clinical course of the ALT improved group (A) and ALT uncontrolled group (B): relation of ALT changes with serum levels of MMPs/TIMPs and SDF-1α. There were 8 patients in the ALT improved group and 7 patients in the ALT uncontrolled group. Each plot indicates mean value of each group. All data are given in Table 5. AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γ-GTP, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; TIMP, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase; SDF, stromal cell-derived factor.