Circulating Neutrophils of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Patients Show an Activated Phenotype and Suppress T Lymphocytes Activity

Table 2

Histological characteristics of NASH liver tissues.

Score	NASH patients
Steatosis
0
1	2 (10%)
2	6 (30%)
3	12 (60%)
Inflammation
0	2 (10%)
1	5 (25%)
2	13 (65%)
Ballooning
0	1 (5%)
1	7 (35%)
2	12(60%)
NAS
5	10(50%)
6	4 (20%)
7	6 (30%)
Fibrosis
0	6 (30%)
1	11(55%)
2	3 (15%)
3	0

According to semiquantitatively score described by Gunn and Shiffman [34], the presence of NASH was defined according to the NAFLD activity score (NAS) and the histological features of liver biopsies scored as reported above. The data are showed as prevalence case N (%).