Review Article

Cholangiopathy with Respect to Biliary Innate Immunity

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Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). (a) Chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis (CNSDC). Damaged bile ducts (arrow) and infiltration of mixed chronic inflammatory cells surrounding bile ducts are found. (b) Bile ducts have disappeared in the portal tract. Arrowhead and arrow denote artery and portal vein, respectively.
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