a statistical trendp = 0.08
A statistical trend suggested an increase of CD86 + M1 cells in HCV + (F0-2) individuals compared to controls ( p = 0.08), and statistically significant increases in CD86 + M0 and M1 cells in HCV + (F3-4) individuals ( p = 0.03 and 0.02, respectively, Figure 1 c,d) were observed; levels that are more comparable to that of the M2a subset in controls.