CXCL10 and hepatocellular carcinoma: IP-10 was highly expressed in the CHB, LC, DN and HCC groups, and there were significant differences between these four groups and the HI (P = 0.000; P = 0.000; P = 0.000; P = 0.000) and SL-HBV (P = 0.004; P = 0.005; P = 0.003; P = 0.007) groups (Fig. 1H).