Expression of TLR4 (mean MFI) on blood monocytes of patients with NAFLD and control subjects treated ex vivo with LPS (100 ng/ml).

Analysis of variance by Kruskall-Wallis method with Dunn’s test for statistical significance.
The influence of alpha ketoglutarate (AKG 10 mM or 25 mM). A comparison of statistical significance between groups.

采用克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯法（Kruskal-Wallis method）结合邓恩检验（Dunn's test）开展方差分析与统计学显著性检验。考察α-酮戊二酸（alpha ketoglutarate，AKG，浓度为10 mM或25 mM）的作用，并开展各组间统计学显著性差异的比较。