Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and soluble adhesion molecules as possible prognostic markers of the efficacy of antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis C

Table 2 Correlation of adhesion molecules, cytokines and MCP-1 levels with liver histopathology in responders (R) and non-responders (NR)

		Grading (inflammation)
		Periportal		Intralobular		Staging (fibrosis)
		R	NR	R	NR	R	NR
sICAM-1	r	N	0.36	0.38	0.56	N	0.32
	P	N	< 0.05	< 0.05	< 0.01	N	< 0.05
MCP-1	r	0.35	N	N	N	N	N
	P	< 0.05	N	N	N	N	N
IL-6	r	N	N	0.53	N	N	0.38
	P	N	N	< 0.01	N	N	< 0.05
IL-10	r	N	N	N	N	N	N
	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
sP-selectin	r	N	N	N	N	N	N
	P	N	N	N	N	N	N

r -statistical correlation, Spearman test, P < 0.05 statistical significant.