Table 2.
Lymphocyte frequencies in NAFLD liver samples.
| Pediatric patients | Adult patients | |
|---|---|---|
| Portal and periportal area | ||
| Total lymphocytes | 105 (25–314) | 88 (15–538) |
| CD8+ cells | 0.482 (0.146–0.704) | 0.423 (0.016–0.689) |
| CD4+cells | 0.353 (0–0.806) | 0.441(0–0.840) |
| Foxp3+ cells | 0.035 (0–0.112) | 0.069 (0–0.605) |
| IL-17A+ cells | 0.030 (0–0.123) | 0.042 (0.016–0.225) |
| IL-17A+/Foxp3+ cell ratio | 1.242 (0–3.446) | 0.329 (0–1.600) |
| Intralobular area | ||
| CD8+ cells | 8 (0–61) | 31 (0–108) |
| CD4+cells | 1 (0–22) | 16 (0–67) |
| Foxp3+ cells | 0 (0–7) | 3.5 (0–23) |
| IL-17A+ cells | 0 (0–6) | 0 (0–4) |
| IL-17A+/Foxp3+ cell ratio | 0 (0–1.2) | 0 (0–0.500) |
Results are expressed as median (min.-max.)