Impact of Hepatic Steatosis on the Antiviral Effects of PEG-IFNα-2a in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and the Associated Mechanism

Figure 3

HBcAg expression intensity was classified into four types in this study. (a) The 0 point group showed HBcAg expression in less than 5% of hepatocytes (immunohistochemical stain for HBcAg, ×200). (b) The 1 point group showed HBcAg expression in 5%-33% of hepatocytes (immunohistochemical stain for HBcAg, ×200). (c) The 2 point group showed HBcAg expression in 34%-66% of hepatocytes (immunohistochemical stain for HBcAg, ×200). (d) The 3 point group showed HBcAg expression in over 66% of hepatocytes (immunohistochemical stain for HBcAg, ×200).

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