NK Cell Subtypes as Regulators of Autoimmune Liver Disease
Table 1
Roles of NK cell in the pathogenesis of autoimmune liver diseases.
Disease
NK cell characteristics
Roles of NK cell in the pathogenesis of disease
Reference
PBC
CD56/CD16 CX3CR1+ CXCR3+
(1) Elevated cytotoxic activity, perforin expression, and levels of plasma IL-8 (2) Increased TRAIL expression as an apoptotic inducer in portal tract damage (3) With TLR4 ligand-stimulated NK cells