Increases in relative mRNA expression of NF-κB (A, B); TNF-α (C, D); and IL-6 (E, F) in samples of cocultured hHSC and VL-17A cell lines from control, LPS and EtOH-treated, STV + LPS or EtOH-treated, and STV-only treated cocultured cells are shown. β-Actin was used as a control. Each bar represents the mean value of experiments conducted in duplicate assays ± SEM (n = 3). ap < 0.05 vs control. bp < 0.05 vs TAA.