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Figure 1 Link between Gut and hepatic immune responses in hepatitis C virus infection.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) replicates in the Gut B cells and macrophages and stimulates Treg cells. Colonic Treg cells migrate to the liver and inhibit immune responses to HCV infection, and inhibit liver inflammation and fibrosis.
- Citation: Hetta HF, Mehta MJ, Shata MTM. Gut immune response in the presence of hepatitis C virus infection. World J Immunol 2014; 4(2): 52-62
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2219-2824/full/v4/i2/52.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5411/wji.v4.i2.52