Basic liver immunology

Immunology of liver transplantation.

In comparison with other solid-organ transplants, liver allografts are immunologically privileged. Allografts are rejected by immune reactions of the host, and clinical therapy for liver allografts includes immunosuppression to prevent rejection. Orthotopic liver transplant causes systemic donor-specific T-cell tolerance. In addition, antigens introduced into hepatocytes or the portal vein caus...

Immunology of Liver Transplantation

section. VI meeting of the Mexican Association of Hepatology. Annals ofHepatology, 2010; 9(2): 225-246.Adams AB, Williams MA, Jones TR, Shirasugi N, Durham MM, Kaech SM, Wherry EJ,Onami T, Lanier JG, Kokko KE, Pearson TC, Ahmed R, Larsen CP (2003)Heterologous immunity provides a potent barrier to transplantation tolerance. JClin Invest 111:1887–1895.

Immunology of liver disease.

Liver immunology and herbal treatment

Beyond the metabolic functions, the liver recently has been defined as an organ of immune system (IS), which have central regulatory role for innate and adaptive immunity. The liver keeps a delicate balance between hepatic screening of pathogenic antigens and immune tolerance to self-antigens. Herbal treatments with immunological effects have potential to alter this hepatic immune balance towar...

Immunology of the gastrointestinal tract and liver.

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