Host Immunological Effects of Partial Splenic Embolization in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

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Peripheral blood Th1, Th2, and Treg cells before and 4 weeks after partial splenic embolization (PSE). Upper left: IFN-γ-positive/IL-4-negative cells (Th1 cells) showed a significant increased after PSE compared to before PSE (from 22.5 ± 9% to 27.7 ± 12%: , by Wilcoxon’s test). Upper right: IFN-γ-negative/IL-4-positive cells (Th2 cells) also increased significantly after PSE (from 3.2 ± 3% to 3.8 ± 3%: , by Wilcoxon’s test). Lower: there was no significant change of regulatory T cells (Treg cells), which were identified as CD25^high/CD127^low cells, between before and after PSE (from 9.2 ± 3% to 8.1 ± 2%).

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