The Effects of Old Age on Hepatic Stellate Cells

Table 2

Results of immunohistochemical study of the effects of old age on HSC.

	Desmin staining; (number of positive HSC/0.5 mm^2)	αSMA staining; (number of positive HSC/0.5 mm^2)
Rats
Young	21.3±15.1	0.6±1.0
Old	45.5±23.5 *	2.8±3.8
Mice
Young	66.1±28.8	0±0
Old	134.0±55.6 *	1.1±1.8

* 𝑃<.05.