Similar results were seen for the expression of NFκB and target genes in hPSC-HLCs and Huh7 cells infected with the MR766 strain: increased expression for NFκB, CXCL2 and CXCL3 in hPSC-HLCs, whereas no increased expression in Huh7 cells, indicating that major differences exist between the hepatoma cell line Huh7 and hPSC-HLCs. Here, NFKB1 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.