title: Dendritic cells and liver fibrosis.
abstract: Dendritic cells are a relative rare population of specialized antigen presenting cells that are distributed through most lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues and play a critical role in linking the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system. The liver contains a heterogeneous population of dendritic cells that may contribute to liver inflammation and fibrosis through a number of mechanisms. This review summarizes current knowledge on the development and characterization of liver dendritic cells and their potential impact on liver fibrosis. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Fibrosis: Translation of basic research to human disease.
authors: Division of Liver Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Adeeb H
authors: AH
authors: Rahman
authors: Costica
authors: C
authors: Aloman
mesh_terms: D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology; D006505:Hepatitis; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis