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Hepatic Dendritic Cells, the Tolerogenic Liver Environment, and Liver Disease.
Seminars in liver disease - 1 May 2018
Dou Lei, Ono Yoshihiro, Chen Yi-Fa, Thomson Angus W, Chen Xiao-Ping
Abstract excerpt
The unique liver immune microenvironment favors resistance to inflammation that promotes normal physiological function. At the same time, it endows the liver with tolerogenic properties that may promote pathological processes. Hepatic dendritic cells (HDCs) initiate and orchestrate immune responses depending on signals they receive from the local environment and are thought to contribute to liver tolerance. Thus,...
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