Research Article

The Role of Monocyte/Macrophage and CXCR3 in Differentiation between Recurrent Hepatitis C and Acute Cellular Rejection Postliver Transplantation

Table 1

Demographic and laboratory characteristics of patients with recurrent chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and acute cellular rejection (ACR).

ParametersRecurrent CHC () %ACR ()%

Recipient age (years)47.9 ± 5.742.2 ± 13.4
Gender of recipient (M/F) , %24(82.7)/5(17.3)26(100)/0(0)
Pretreatment HCC , %8 (27.6)7 (26.9)
MELD score15.8 ± 2.615.4 ± 2.0
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)4.11 ± 5.05.1 ± 2.9
AST (IU/L)127.1 ± 65.1198.8 ± 164.1
ALT (IU/L)165.9 ± 111.9269.7 ± 257.6
GGT (IU/L)721.7 ± 1041.41054.3 ± 1232.2
ALP (IU/L)371.6 ± 211.3400.9 ± 267
Serum albumin (gm/dL)4.22 ± 0.333.97 ± 0.49

AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; GGT: gamma glutamyl transferase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase.