Identification of circulating CD90+ CD73+ cells in cirrhosis of liver

Table 1 Epidemiologic and clinical features of study subjects

Parameter	Control (n = 40)	Cirrhosis (n = 43)
Epidemiologic
Age (yr)	51 (42-61)	60 (42-67)
Sex (M:F)	30:10	31:12
Blood parameters
AST (U/L)	21 ± 12	74.41 ± 9
ALT (U/L)	18 ± 10	45.5 ± 3b
ALP (U/L)	92 ± 26	111.11 ± 33.33
AFP (μg/L)	8.6 ± 2.2	123 ± 3.42b
Bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.8 ± 0.2	3.54 ± 0.06
Histopathology examination	Biopsy not done	Fibrosis and regenerating nodules
Clinical parameters
Ascites	Absent	76%
Child-Pugh score	-	A - 25% (5-6)
		B - 75% (7-9)
Percentage of CD90+ CD73+ CD45- cells in culture
	0.48 ± 0.22	7.09 ± 0.73d

^bP < 0.01;

^dP < 0.001. AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine transaminase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; AFP: α-fetoprotein.