Research Article

Hepatic Chemerin and Chemokine-Like Receptor 1 Expression in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

Table 5

Serum chemerin concentration, chemerin, and CMKLR1 tissue expression in CHC patients with different necroinflammatory grade.

MenWomenCHC patients
123-4 123-4 123-4

Chemerin (ng/mL) 3.15 ± 0.762.85 ± 0.672.66 ± 0.69NS3.70 ± 0.853.87 ± 1.502.57 ± 0.57NS3.43 ± 0.803.32 ± 1.222.60 ± 0.59NS
Chemerin tissue expression 0.76 ± 0.280.72 ± 0.340.60 ± 0.21NS0.84 ± 0.270.72 ± 0.320.79 ± 0.32NS0.80 ± 0.260.72 ± 0.320.72 ± 0.29NS
CMKLR1 tissue expression 0.48 ± 0.240.62 ± 0.590.55 ± 0.30NS0.55 ± 0.220.67 ± 0.360.93 ± 0.65NS0.51 ± 0.220.65 ± 0.460.78 ± 0.56NS