Comparison of Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Hepatic and Jugular Veins of Patients with Cirrhosis

Figure 1

Comparison of serum cytokine levels between blood from hepatic and jugular veins. Data are expressed as individual data with mean plus standard deviation. Cytokine levels were determined as recommended by the manufacturer of the cytokine quantification kit [20]. IL, interleukin; IFN, interferon; MCP-1, monocyte chemotactic protein-1; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α.