Changes in cell sub-populations of B cells, Dendritic cells and Natural Killer cells in steatotic livers.

<p>Isolated CD45 positive cells from normal and steatotic livers were stained for markers for (A) B cells (CD19⁺), (B) dendritic cells (CD11c⁺, CD19^–) and (C) natural killers cells (NKp46⁺) before being subjected to flow cytometry and gated as a fraction of CD45⁺ cells to detect total percentage of subpopulations. Results demonstrate a significant decrease in B cells and a significant increase in total dendritic subpopulations in steatotic murine livers compared to normal livers. Percentage of the overall subpopulation of natural killer cells were not significantly different between groups.