Figure 7From: 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 mRNADetection of LIF receptor by immunohistochemistry. (a): LIF-R expression in normal liver is observed in portal tracts (arrows) as well as along sinusoids (arrowheads); (b): Sinusoidal staining is highly increased in cirrhotic liver (arrows); (c) and (d): consecutive sections of a cirrhotic liver analyzed for LIF-R (c) or CD31 (d) expression. No labeling was seen when the antibodies were replaced by a species-matched control antibody.Back to article page