Fractalkine and Other Chemokines in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is characterized by the autoimmune injury of small intrahepatic bile duct. On this basis, it has been suggested that the targeted biliary epithelial cells (BEC) play an active role in the perpetuation of autoimmunity by attracting immune cells via chemokine secretion....

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shinji Shimoda, Carlo Selmi, M. Eric Gershwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/102839
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!