Liver restores immune homeostasis after local inflammation despite the presence of autoreactive T cells.

The liver must keep equilibrium between immune tolerance and immunity in order to protect itself from pathogens while maintaining tolerance to food antigens. An imbalance between these two states could result in an inflammatory liver disease. The aims of this study were to identify factors responsib...

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Main Authors: Kathie Béland, Pascal Lapierre, Idriss Djilali-Saiah, Fernando Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3480501?pdf=render