IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF LYMPHATIC VESSELS IN HUMAN LIVERS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C - RELATION TO HISTOLOGICAL VARIABLES.
Aline Kawassaki AssatoAna Paula Beltrame Farina PasinatoCinthya Dos Santos CirqueiraAlda WakamatsuVenancio Avancini Ferreira AlvesPublished in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2022)
Visualization and semiquantitation of sprouts and mature lymphatic vessels were clearly yielded by Immunohistochemical staining with monoclonal antibody D2-40. The amount of lymphatics was increased along fibrogenic process, significantly related to progression of liver disease and maximal at cirrhosis. No significant relations were detected with necro-inflammatory activity at interface or in the parenchyma.