Hepatic vagotomy blunts liver regeneration after hepatectomy by downregulating the expression of interleukin-22

Figure 3 Hepatic vagotomy inhibits the activation of the hepatic signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling pathway. A and B: Western blotting was used to detect the activation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 pathway and the expression of its related proteins, such as CyclinD1, PCNA, and FoxM1, in liver tissues of each group at 6 h after partial hepatectomy. ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01, ^cP < 0.001. PHx: Partial hepatectomy; Hv: Hepatic vagotomy; SP: Sham operation; STAT3: Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3.