Foxp3 Expression in Liver Correlates with the Degree but Not the Cause of Inflammation
Figure 1
Expression of Foxp3 in different hepatic diseases. (a) Boxplot diagram of the relative expression of Foxp3 in the different disease subgroups (CHB: chronic HBV hepatitis, CHB**: chronic HBV hepatitis at relapse, CHC: chronic HCV hepatitis, NAFLD: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, AD: autoimmune diseases/autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis, and NC: normal controls). (b) Western blot analysis of the expression of FOXP3 and GAPDH. Lane 1: patient with CHC; Lanes 2 and 3: patients with CHB; Lane 4: patient with NAFLD; Lane 5: patient with autoimmune hepatitis; Lanes 6–8: normal controls; M: SeeBlue Plus2 Prestained Standard (Invitrogen, UK).
