Toll-Like Receptor-1 and Receptor-2 and Beta-Defensin in Postcholecystectomy Bile Duct Injury

Figure 3

Morphometric analysis of the liver biopsies. The average ± standard error in the quantification of positive areas in the liver biopsies of patients with bile duct injuries subjected to biliary-digestive reconstruction can be obtained. The higher expression of TLR-1 and TLR-2 than β-defensin can be appreciated, which suggests deregulation between the innate and adaptive immune responses when faced with infection of the bile pathways.