Table 2 Detection of galectin-9 in liver specimens from infected (HCV, HBV) or non-infected patients
Patient | Gender/Age Medical History | Viral diagnosis | Histological diagnosis | Galectin-9 staining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leucocytes or related cells | Hepatocytes | ||||
1 | M/54 | Chronic HCV infection | HCV cirrhosis with transformed foci | - | + + |
Alcoholism | |||||
2 | M/66 | Chronic HCV infection | Micronodular cirrhosis associated to a carcinoma | + + (aspect of Kupffer cells) | + + |
Alcoholism | |||||
3 | M/61 | Chronic HCV infection | Micronodular cirrhosis with transformed foci | + | + |
4 | M/67 | Chronic HBV infection | Macronodular cirrhosis associated to a carcinoma | + | + |
5 | M/50 | Chronic HBV infection | Hepatic fibrosis associated to a carcinoma | + + | + + |
6 | M/30 | Chronic HBV infection | Liver tissue with minimal lesions next to a non-malignant nodule (focal nodular hyperplasia) | + | + + |
7 | F/32 | No infection | Normal liver tissue next to a non-malignant nodule (focal nodular hyperplasia) | - | - |
8 | F/20 | No infection | Normal liver tissue next to an adenoma | - | - |
9 | F/28 | No infection | Normal liver tissue next to an adenoma (with steatosis) | - | - |