Table 4.
Expression Profile of IL-4, IL-17 and CD163 in Studied Grades of HCC
| IL4 Expression | IL-17 Expression | CD163 Expression | Total (n.) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative n. (%) |
Low n. (%) | High n. (%) |
Negative n. (%) | High n. (%) |
High n. (%) |
Negative n. (%) |
Low n. (%) |
High n. (%) |
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| HCC grade | low grade | 10a, b (25) | 21b (52.5) | 9a (22.5) | 5 (12.5) | 15 (37.5) | 20 (50) | 29a (72.5) | 11a (27.5) | 0b | 40 |
| High grade | 4a, b (20) | 2b (10) | 14a (70) | 7 (35) | 9 (45) | 4 (20) | 10a (50) | 2a (10) | 8b (40) | 20 | |
| Total HCC | 14 (23.3) | 23 (38.3) | 23 (38.3) | 12 (20) | 24 (40) | 24 (40) | 39 (65) | 13 (21.7) | 8 (13.3) | 60 | |
Each subscript letter denotes a subset of IL17 Intensity categories whose column proportions do not differ significantly from each other at the 0.05 level