Research advances in association between regulatory T cells and hepatitis B virus infection / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Regulatory T cells are a subset of T cells, and can inhibit the body′s immune response and induce immune tolerance, which has become one of the hot topics in the field of immunological research in recent years. Regulatory T cell dysfunction and the change in the number of regulatory T cells are closely associated with the progression and treatment of autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, tumor immune tolerance, transplant rejection, and allergic diseases. This article summarizes the surface markers and immunological mechanism of regulatory T cells, as well as the association of regulatory T cells with the pathogenesis of hepatitis B and antiviral therapy.