To evaluate the molecular role of CCL23/TFAP4 in HCC, Huh-7 cells were transfected with i) Ov-NC, ii) Ov-CCL23, iii) Ov-CCL23 and Ov-NC and iv) Ov-CCL23 and Ov-TFAP4, respectively. This evidence concerns the gene CCL23 and hepatocellular carcinoma.