Figure 1From: Expression of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and its receptor gp190 in human liver and in cultured human liver myofibroblasts. Cloning of new isoforms of LIF mRNAImmunohistochemical analysis of LIF expression in normal and cirrhotic human liver. (a): LIF expression is seen in normal liver in the stroma of portal tracts (arrows); (b): LIF is strongly expressed in fibrotic septa in cirrhotic liver (arrows); (c) and (d): consecutive sections of a cirrhotic liver analyzed for LIF (c) or alpha-smooth muscle actin (d) expression. No labeling was seen when the antibodies were replaced by a species-matched control antibody.Back to article page