Treg/Th17 imbalance and its clinical significance in patients with hepatitis B-associated liver cirrhosis

Abstract Background Recent studies have shown that T cell-mediated cellular immune mechanisms play important roles in the progression of hepatitis B to liver cirrhosis, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This present study was aimed to determine the relationship between Treg/Th17 and hepa...

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Main Authors: Yong-Ting Lan, Zhen-li Wang, Peng Tian, Xiao-Na Gong, Yu-Chen Fan, Kai Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-019-0891-4