Fig. 6: CD36+ CAFs predict efficacy of HCC immunotherapy and targeting MIF synergizes with immunotherapy in HCC murine model.

a–c The HCC initiation and progression were evaluated in Cd36 and Mif conditional knockout (Acta2Cre) mice. d The proportion of MDSCs was downregulated in Cd36 and Mif conditional knockout (Acta2Cre) mice. e, f The prediction performance of CD36+ CAFs in HCC immunotherapy. g–k CD36 inhibitor SSO sythesizes PD-1 blockade in C57/BJ6 spontaneous HCC model. l, m The changes of Tregs, MDSC, IFN-γ+, GZMB+ CD8+ T cells in four different groups. Data shown as mean ± S.E.M., one-way ANOVA following multiple comparison test was used, ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05, and ns not significant.