The Role of Complement in Liver Injury, Regeneration, and Transplantation
Ebbe Billmann Thorgersen, Andreas Barratt‐Due, Håkon Haugaa, Morten Harboe, Søren Erik Pischke, Per H. Nilsson, Tom Eirik Mollnes – 17 January 2019 – The liver is both an immunologically complex and a privileged organ. The innate immune system is a central player, in which the complement system emerges as a pivotal part of liver homeostasis, immune responses, and crosstalk with other effector systems in both innate and adaptive immunity. The liver produces the majority of the complement proteins and is the home of important immune cells such as Kupffer cells.