The average amounts of IL6 and TGF-β1 were comparable among healthy subjects, CH-C, CH-B and NASH (IL6: 1.77, 5.83, 4.84 and 5.99 pg/ml), (TGF-β: 1.45, 4.18, 4.68 and 4.5 mg/ml), (average amount) (Fig. 2A). Here, IL6 is linked to cyclic hematopoiesis.