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CD8+ T cells undergo activation and programmed death-1 repression in the liver of aged Ae2a,b-/- mice favoring autoimmune cholangitis.
Oncotarget - 6 Oct 2015
Concepcion Axel R, Salas January T, Sáez Elena, Sarvide Sarai, Ferrer Alex, Portu Ainhoa, Uriarte Iker, Hervás-Stubbs Sandra, Oude Elferink Ronald P J, Prieto Jesús, Medina Juan F
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic disease of unknown etiopathogenesis showing progressive autoimmune-mediated cholangitis. In PBC patients, the liver and lymphocytes exhibit diminished expression of AE2/SLC4A2, a Cl-/HCO3- anion exchanger involved in biliary bicarbonate secretion and intracellular pH regulation. Decreased AE2 expression may be pathogenic as Ae2a,b(-/-) mice...
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