Comparison of immunostained cell density within the portal tract with cytokine mRNA levels in hepatitis C virus infected liver tissue by regression analysis (n=15)
| IL-1β | IL-6 | IL-18 | MIP1β | TNFα | IFNγ | |
| CD68 (portal) | p=0.025 r=0.57 | NSr=0.24 | NS r=0.13 | p=0.009r=0.65 | NS r=0.43 | NS r=0.49 |
| MAC387 (portal) | p=0.003r=0.72 | p=0.02r=0.58 | NS r=0.44 | p=0.01r=0.64 | NS r=0.01 | NS r=0.43 |
No significant association was detected between any cytokine and CD68 or MAC387 cell density within the liver lobule.