Role of T-cell immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif domain in the immune mechanism of autoimmune hepatitis and its prospects in treatment / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

The imbalance of immune tolerance plays a key role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), and the abnormal expression of coinhibitory signal molecules for regulatory T cells (Treg) may be one of the important reasons for the destruction of autoantigen tolerance. As a coinhibitory signal molecule, T-cell immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif domain (TIGIT) is an inhibitory receptor mainly expressed on Treg. This article elaborates on the immune mechanism of Treg associated with AIH and the role of TIGIT in the development, progression, and treatment of autoimmune diseases, so as to find the treatment strategy with TIGIT as the candidate target for AIH.