Although we did not address which cell type was responsible for the greater hepatic E‐selectin mRNA expression in our studies, for example, hepatocytes, stellate cells, Kupffer cells or endothelial cells, previous immunohistochemical studies have shown that E‐selectin protein was specifically expressed on the vascular endothelium in different inflammatory liver diseases (ie alcoholic fatty liver disease, allograft rejection and primary biliary cirrhosis), but not in normal livers.35 Here, SELE is linked to liver disorder.