Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their Tissue Inhibitors in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes and Plasma of Children with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Figure 1

Gene expression in children with NAFLD. Transcript levels of MMP-9, TIMP-1, MMP-2, TIMP-2, MMP-12, MMP-14, TGF-β, and IL-6 in leukocytes from the control group (open bars) and children with NAFLD (solid bars). Data are expressed as fold changes from children with NAFLD versus the control (). Statistically significant at <0.01 by the Mann-Whitney test.