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Activated hepatic stellate cells directly induce pathogenic Th17 cells in chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Experimental cell research - 1 Oct 2017
Liu Yun, Li Lei, Liu Jiang, She Wei-Min, Shi Jie-Min, Li Jing, Wang Ji-Yao, Jiang Wei
Abstract excerpt
Th17 cells are involved in liver fibrosis by activating hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). We aimed to investigate whether HSCs are able to regulate the function of Th17 cells and to determine the relevant mechanism. Sixty-five patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) were enrolled in this study. To determine the effect of HSCs on T cells, naïve CD4+T cells and Th17 cells were sorted from CHB patients and...
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