Table 2 Serum liver fibrosis markers and liver IL-17 Expression of ASC, CHB, and LC
Group | n | Serum collagen IV | Serum LN | Serum HA | Serum procollagen (PIIINP) | Liver IL-17 expression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | + | ++ | +++ | ||||||
ASC | 35 | 109.16 ± 20.17 | 93.05 ± 11.01 | 91.96 ± 18.13 | 8.49 ± 1.77 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
CHB | 57 | 255.33 ± 10.76* | 104.26 ± 12.73* | 147.153 ± 16.8* | 14.60 ± 4.66* | 2 | 15 | 23 | 17 |
LC | 31 | 396.71 ± 11. 49*# | 360.87 ± 10.40*# | 343.30 ± 16.16*# | 26.00 ± 6.09*# | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 |