Arg-1, IL-10, CD163, CD206, and CRNDE were significantly up-regulated in HCC tissues, M2 macrophage and M0 macrophage with CRNDE overexpressed (OV-CRNDE-M0), which downregulated in M0 macrophage with CRNDE knockdown (sh-CRNDE-M0). Here, ARG1 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.