Dot plots showing relative mRNA expression of angiogenic genes (A) Ang2 and (B) VEGF in patients with early and late fibrosis. P < 0.05 denotes significance; Correlation of the angiogenic genes Ang2 and VEGF with (C–D) CK19 and (E–F) EpCAM in the patients with NASH (n = 14). “r” represents Pearson's correlation coefficient, and P < 0.05 denotes significance. Ang2, angiopoietin 2; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; EpCAM, epithelial cell adhesion molecule.