Regulatory T cells and autoimmune hepatitis: what happens in the liver stays in the liver

J Hepatol. 2014 Nov;61(5):973-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.08.005. Epub 2014 Aug 14.

Authors

Ye H Oo¹, David H Adams²

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Liver Research & NIHR BRU in Liver Disease, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Liver and Hepato-Biliary Unit, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: y.h.oo@bham.ac.uk.
² Centre for Liver Research & NIHR BRU in Liver Disease, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Liver and Hepato-Biliary Unit, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 25131772
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.08.005

No abstract available

Keywords: Autoimmune hepatitis; B cells; FOXP3; Immunosuppression; Microenvironment; Regulatory T cells; Th17 cells; Tolerance.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Hepatitis, Autoimmune / immunology*
Hepatitis, Autoimmune / pathology*
Humans
Male
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology*
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / pathology*

Grants and funding

G1002552/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom