Fig 5. NKG2D⁺ iNKT cells and hepatic steatosis in NAFLD.

Healthy PBMC controls (HC), healthy liver controls (HL), NAFLD liver and PBMC samples (NAFLD). Each spot represents one patient. (A-D) PBMC data. (A) NKG2D⁺ iNKT cell frequency in PBMCs of NAFLD patients compared to healthy controls. For comparison Mann-Whitney test was used. (B) Pearson’s correlation between peripheral NKG2D⁺ iNKT cell frequency and CAP with Pearsons r, r² and p value. (C) Pearson’s correlation between peripheral CD127⁺ NK cell frequency and CAP with Pearsons r, r² and p value. (D) Pearson’s correlation between peripheral CD127⁺ CD56 bright NK cell frequency and CAP with Pearsons r, r² and p value. *p<0.05, **p>0.01.