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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Breaking the metabolo-immune cycle in primary biliary cholangitis for therapeutic benefit.

Yan Song, Hui Wang, Shiyu Du, Yuqing Li, Di Yang, Min Xu, Qinglong Jin

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yan SongDepartment of Hepatology, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Hui WangDepartment of Hepatology, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Shiyu DuDepartment of Hepatology, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Yuqing LiDepartment of Hepatology, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Di YangDepartment of Hepatology, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Min XuDepartment of Hepatology, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Qinglong JinDepartment of Hepatology, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune liver disease characterized by cholestasis-driven bile duct injury and fibrosis. Biliary epithelial cells (BECs) play a central role in both bile homeostasis and immune regulation, and their metabolic and immune dysfunction is critical in PBC pathogenesis. Furthermore, systemic metabolic disturbances, such as gut dysbiosis, contribute to disease progression. This paper systematically examines the interplay between BEC metabolism-including bile acid imbalance and lipotoxicity-and immune dysregulation, such as autoantigen exposure and Th1/Th17 responses, highlighting how these interactions fuel a self-sustaining "metabolo-immune-fibrosis" cycle in PBC. Current and emerging therapies are also reviewed, emphasizing that future management should move beyond single-pathway targeting and pursue combination strategies capable of simultaneously modulating metabolic, inflammatory, and immune networks.

Indexed as

Liver Cirrhosis, BiliaryAnimalsBile Acids and SaltsBile DuctsEpithelial CellsHumansBile Acids and Saltsbile acidscholangiocytesfibrosisimmunitymetabolismmicroenvironment

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PMID41958671
PMCPMC13057372

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