Liver tolerance mediated by antigen presenting cells: fact or fiction?
Possible mechanisms by which liver antigen presenting cells (APC) may facilitate tolerance induction are discussed. Tolerance may be facilitated by a distinctive combination of factors, linked to the unique anatomical and microenvironmental features of the liver.
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Department of Surgery, Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Thomson
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D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D014181:Transplantation Immunology