Pathogenic Role of Iron Deposition in Reticuloendothelial Cells during the Development of Chronic Hepatitis C

Figure 1

Distributions of serum soluble TNF-α (sTNFR2) levels among patients with different iron deposition patterns are seen. None: no stainable iron, HC: iron deposition in hepatocytes alone, Mix: iron deposition in mixed hepatocytes/reticuloendothelial cells, and REC: iron deposition in reticuloendothelial cells alone. Differences between the groups were analyzed by post hoc comparisons (Bonferroni test).