Figure 6

RT-PCR analysis of LIF-M expression in various cell lines and in human liver. (A): LIF-M expression was analyzed with the hLIF-M2 and hLIF-3N primers: Line 1, human liver myofibroblasts; Line 2, HepG2; Line 3, Hep3B; Line 4, HuH7; Line 5, HEK293. Product sizes are shown in bp; (B): normal human liver samples. LIF-D expression was analyzed with the hLIF-D3 and hLIF-N4 primers in 4 different samples. The same samples also expressed LIF-M (not shown). Product sizes are shown in bp; (C): diseased human liver samples. In that case, LIF-M expression was analyzed with the hLIF-M3 and hLIF-4N primers in 4 cases of cirrhotic liver. The same samples also expressed LIF-D (not shown). Product sizes are shown in bp; (D): semi-quantitation of LIF-D and s-LIF-D expression in a human liver myofibroblasts sample. LIF-D expression was analyzed with the hLIF-D3 and hLIF-N4 primers. The left part shows the migration pattern of the PCR-amplified products with the number of cycles above and the size of the products indicated by arrows, in bp. The graph on the right shows the signal quantification. Similar results were obtained with LIF-M.