Table 2 Association between nuclear 53BP1 expression and pathological classification in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients

From: Detection of DNA damage response in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease via p53-binding protein 1 nuclear expression

Fibrosis

n

Abnormal 53BP1 foci (%)

Large 53BP1 foci (%)

0

8

17.1 ± 10.2

1.5 ± 1.6

1

15

22.8 ± 18.9

5.2 ± 4.1

2

4

18.0 ± 10.7

7.5 ± 6.5

3

10

23.3 ± 15.3

6.2 ± 3.9

4

5

26.4 ± 16.2

7.6 ± 3.2

  

n.s.

p < 0.01

Portal inflammation

n

Abnormal 53BP1 foci (%)

Large 53BP1 foci (%)

0

10

12.6 ± 8.6

2.5 ± 2.9

1

26

22.0 ± 16.5

6.1 ± 4.7

2

6

37.8 ± 9.5

6.4 ± 2.8

  

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

Steatosis

n

Abnormal 53BP1 foci (%)

Large 53BP1 foci (%)

1

14

22.2 ± 12.9

3.4 ± 3.7

2

14

26.5 ± 18.4

5.3 ± 3.1

3

14

16.7 ± 14.4

6.9 ± 5.3

  

n.s.

p < 0.05

Hepatocyte ballooning

n

Abnormal 53BP1 foci (%)

Large 53BP1 foci (%)

0

5

17.5 ± 13.5

1.8 ± 1.7

1

20

23.8 ± 16.3

6.4 ± 5.3

2

17

20.7 ± 15.7

4.8 ± 2.9

  

n.s.

n.s.

Lobular inflammation

n

Abnormal 53BP1 foci (%)

Large 53BP1 foci (%)

0

5

9.3 ± 5.6

2.1 ± 1.7

1

28

22.7 ± 17.0

5.8 ± 4.6

2

9

25.9 ± 12.7

5.0 ± 4.0

  

n.s.

n.s.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score total

n

Abnormal 53BP1 foci (%)

Large 53BP1 foci (%)

1

3

11.2 ± 5.5

1.3 ± 0.92

2

1

24.4 ± 0

5.6 ± 0

3

7

25.8 ± 13.6

4.9 ± 4.3

4

10

25.3 ± 15.3

4.8 ± 3.4

5

10

22.8 ± 21.8

7.4 ± 5.5

6

6

17.6 ± 10.5

5.8 ± 3.7

7

4

19.2 ± 12.3

5.5 ± 3.8

8

1

21.8 ± 0

2.7 ± 0

  

n.s.

n.s.