Factor VIII-Related Antigen Detects Phenotypic Change of Sinusoidal to Vascular Endothelium in Hepatic Fibrosis of Elderly Cadavers

Table 1

Incidence of FVIIIRAg expression in sinusoidal endothelium of aged cadaveric livers with progressive stages of fibrosis.

Stages of fibrosis	Incidence
Minimal fibrosis	1/9
Perisinusoidal/pericellular fibrosis	2/8
Septa formation	8/15^a
Bridging fibrosis	11/15^b
Cirrhosis	3/5^c

Incidence was expressed as number of positive cases/number of livers.
Statistics were performed by the chi-square test. A value of was considered to be significant.
^aSepta formation versus minimal fibrosis, ; septa formation versus perisinusoidal/pericellular fibrosis, .
^bBridging fibrosis versus minimal fibrosis, ; bridging fibrosis versus perisinusoidal/pericellular fibrosis, .
^cCirrhosis versus minimal fibrosis, ; cirrhosis versus perisinusoidal/pericellular, .