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. 2021 May 14;12(5):489. doi: 10.1038/s41419-021-03788-4

Fig. 3. Association among MDSC mobilization, CXCL10/TLR4 expressions, and liver tumor recurrence in rat orthotopic liver transplantation models.

Fig. 3

AC Rat orthotopic liver transplantation model. A More circulatory MDSCs in rats at Day 1, 3, 5 after small-for-size graft transplantation in contrast with whole graft. B Increased intragraft MDSCs (CD11b/c positive) in rats with small-for-size grafts at Day 5. C Increased intragraft mRNA expressions of CXCL10 (Day 3), TLR4 (Day 3, 5), CXCR3 (Day 5) in small-for-size liver graft. DF Rat orthotopic liver transplantation with tumor recurrence model. D Higher MVD in the tumors from a small-for-size liver graft on Day 14 after transplantation. E Higher expressions of CXCL10 (both in tumor and non-tumor tissue) and TLR4 (in non-tumor tissue) in small-for-size liver graft with tumor recurrence. F More infiltrated MDSCs in small-for-size liver graft with tumor recurrence. N = 5/group; Scale bars: 50 μm; error bars indicate standard error of mean; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. MDSC myeloid-derived suppressor cell, MVD microvessel density.