Fig. 3From: Mechanisms of the TGF-β1/Smad3-signaling pathway in gender differences in alcoholic liver fibrosisConcentrations of serum TNF-α and IL-6 in different groups of HSCs. a Concentration of TNF-α; b concentration of IL-6 (compared with the estradiol + saline group, *P < 0.05 or **P < 0.01; compared with the testosterone + saline group, #P < 0.05 or ##P < 0.01; compared with the estradiol + alcohol group, △P < 0.05 or △△P < 0.01). Data are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 6Back to article page