Fig. 7

Secondary transplantation of primary HLA-ABC-positive cells ameliorates the liver dysfunction in CCl₄-treated recipient livers. a Serum assays for the hepatic function. b–d Liver fibrosis assays. b Representative images of livers. Masson Trichrome staining. c Fibrotic area. d Hydroxyproline assay in recipient livers. a, c, d n = 5 for all groups. ***P <0.005. ns no significance. Graph bars show the mean ± SD. Control, olive oil-injected group; CCl₄, CCl₄-treated group; CCl₄ + HLA⁺, HLA⁺ cell-transplanted CCl₄-treated group; CCl₄ + HLA^–, HLA^– cell-transplanted CCl₄-treated group. AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, CCl ₄ carbon tetrachloride, hALB human albumin, HLA human leukocyte antigen