Intrahepatic CXCL10 is strongly associated with liver fibrosis in HIV-Hepatitis B co-infection
Fig 3
Intrahepatic CXCL10 staining is localised in hepatocytes and increased in HIV-HBV co-infected liver biopsies.
(A) Biopsies from people living with HIV-HBV coinfection and controls who were HIV and HBV negative were examined using immunohistochemistry (IHC) for CXCL10 (red-AP). The percentage area positive for CXCL10 staining (dark pink stain) was quantified using Photoshop CS5 and Fovea tools. Comparisons were made using the Wilcoxon Rank Sum test (* p<0.05). (i) The median and IQR for percentage area positive for CXCL10 is shown as well as (ii) representative pictures. CXCL10 staining was found within inflammatory Infiltrates, close to portal regions or blood vessels. (B) Fluorescence microscopy was performed using an RNAscope approach with a probe targeting CXCL10 (red), a nuclear stain DAPI (blue or grey) and antibodies to either (i) Myeloid cells (CD68+CD163), (ii) myeloperoxidase (MPO) or (iii) Hepatocyte (green). This demonstrates CXCL10 is predominantly located in hepatocytes. Scale bars: 100𝜇m.