Advances in the pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis and new targets for clinical intervention

Mingli HU; Qixia WANG; Xiong MA

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2022.04.002

Volume 38 Issue 4

Apr. 2022

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Advances in the pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis and new targets for clinical intervention

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2022.04.002

Mingli HU,
Qixia WANG^{,
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Xiong MA^{,
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Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200001, China

Research funding:

National Natural Science Foundation of China (82130017);

National Natural Science Foundation of China (82070581);

National Natural Science Foundation of China (81790634);

The Municipal Human Resources Development Program for Outstanding Young Talents in Medical and Health Sciences in Shanghai (2017YQ037);

Shanghai Rising-Star Program (18QA1402700)

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Corresponding author: WANG Qixia, wqx0221155@126.com(ORCID: 0000-0002-8300-6314); MA Xiong, maxiongmd@163.com(ORCID: 0000-0001-9616-4672)
Received Date: 2021-11-30
Accepted Date: 2022-01-13
Published Date: 2022-04-20

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Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an immune-mediated liver disease with hepatocytes as the main target cells. It is characterized by the high immunoglobulin G level and the presence of autoantibodies, and histological observation shows interface hepatitis at the portal area caused by a large amount of lymphoplasmacytic infiltration. The pathogenesis of AIH has not been fully elucidated. At present, glucocorticoid combined with azathioprine is mainly used as non-specific immunosuppressive therapy, and most patients tend to have good response; however, rebound or relapse is often observed during dose reduction or after drug withdrawal, so most patients need long-term maintenance therapy. This article briefly reviews the advances in the pathogenesis of AIH and the potential new targets for clinical intervention, in order to provide a reference for clinical translational research.
- Hepatitis, Autoimmune,
- Pathologic Processes,
- Therapeutics,
- Targets

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Advances in the pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis and new targets for clinical intervention

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2022.04.002