Figure 2

EMR2 expressions on neutrophils increased significantly in cirrhotic patient, especially in those with infectious complications (A) EMR2 expression on neutrophils increased significantly in cirrhotic patients with infectious complications than cirrhotic patients without infectious complications (MFI of EMR2: 44.40 ± 26.05 vs. 26.73 ± 13.03, p < 0.001); Cirrhotic patients with or without infections both had significantly higher EMR expression on their neutrophils than that of healthy volunteers (MFI of EMR2 on HVs: 18.38 ± 7.74, p < 0.05) (B) Both CTP A&B and CTP C cirrhotic patients with infectious complications had significantly higher EMR2 expression on neutrophils than their counterparts. (C) The expression levels of EMR2 on neutrophils in cirrhotic patients without infectious complications also correlated with CTP scores significantly by linear regression (r2 = 0.1002, P = 0.015).