Selective Suppression of NF-kBp65 in Hepatitis Virus-Infected Pregnant Women Manifesting Severe Liver Damage and High Mortality

Table 1 . p50 and p65 Expression of NF-kB Components and the Type of Hepatitis Virus Infection in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Fulminant Hepatic Failure Patients and Controls.

Sr. No.	Patient type and number	Total No.	Virus infection	Type of Hepatitis	^aStatus of
Sr. No.	Patient type and number	Total No.	Virus infection	Type of Hepatitis	p50	p65
1	Pregnant women 15		HEV	FHF	+ + +	-
	Pregnant Women 3	20	HBV	FHF	+ + +	-
	Pregnant Women 2		HCV	FHF	+ + +	-
2	Pregnant women (disease control) 5	5	HEV	AVH	+ + +/+ +	+ +/+
3	Nonpregnant women 5	5	HEV	FHF	+ + +	+
4	Healthy pregnant women 10	10	Nil	Nil	+ +	+ +/+
5	Pregnant FHF patients recovered 2	2	Not detected	No symptoms	+	+

^aLevel of expression compared to normal controls on the basis of densitometric analysis data;+ + +, high expression; + +, moderate expression;+, low expression; −, no expression.

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