Fig. 3.

Intestinal mRNA expression of Toll-like receptors, DPP-4, FXR and PPARɣ in women with morbid obesity (n = 82) classified according to liver histopathology: normal liver (NL), simple steatosis (SS), and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Mann-Whitney’s U test or Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine differences between groups. TLR2, Toll-like receptor 2; TLR4, Toll-like receptor 4; TLR5, Toll-like receptor 5; TLR9, Toll-like receptor 9; DDP-4, dipeptidyl peptidase-4; FXR, farnesoid X receptor; PPARγ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant