Ameliorated ConA-induced hepatitis in the absence of PKC-theta.

Severe liver injury that occurs when immune cells mistakenly attack an individual's own liver cells leads to autoimmune hepatitis. In mice, acute hepatitis can be induced by concanavalin A (ConA) treatment, which causes rapid activation of CD1d-positive natural killer (NK) T cells. These activa...

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Main Authors: Xianfeng Fang, Ruiqing Wang, Jian Ma, Yan Ding, Weirong Shang, Zuoming Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3274545?pdf=render