Role and mechanism of action of intrahepatic intrinsic antigen-presenting cells in regulating anti-hepatitis B virus immune response / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

The liver has a unique immune microenvironment, and the intrinsic antigen-presenting cells in the liver interact with each other and form a network to accurately regulate the homeostasis between liver immune tolerance and immune response. During hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, on the one hand, the intrahepatic intrinsic antigen-presenting cells induce immune tolerance to help the virus escape immune clearance and thus result in persistent infection; on the other hand, the maturation and activation of the intrahepatic intrinsic antigen-presenting cells can also mediate effective anti-HBV immune response to achieve virus clearance. This article elaborates on the research advances in the role and mechanism of action of intrahepatic intrinsic antigen-presenting cells in regulating immune response against HBV infection.