Research Article

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

Table 7

Serum chemerin concentration, chemerin, and CMKLR1 tissue expression with respect to the presence of hepatic steatosis.

MenWomenCHC patients
PresentAbsentPresentAbsentPresentAbsent

Chemerin (ng/mL) 2.84 ± 0.702.86 ± 0.683.68 ± 1.553.09 ± 0.923.23 ± 1.222.99 ± 0.81
Chemerin tissue expression 0.62 ± 0.290.80 ± 0.270.69 ± 0.270.83 ± 0.320.65 ± 0.280.81 ± 0.29
CMKLR1 tissue expression 0.55 ± 0.500.59 ± 0.410.62 ± 0.290.82 ± 0.550.58 ± 0.400.72 ± 0.50