CXCL16 and cyclic hematopoiesis: Therefore, based on the total amount of CXCL16 expressed by LSEC in each patient, the 8 patients in our study were categorized into either a CXCL16 high-expression (CH) group or CXCL16 low-expression (CL) group, with 4 patients in each group (Figure 3H).