Figure 2
From: Liver immunology and its role in inflammation and homeostasis
Immunological and metabolic roles of hepatocytes. Hepatocytes perform a number of important immunological roles, in addition to their essential metabolic roles. These include: the production of plasma proteins such as clotting factors, complement and antimicrobial proteins; the production of acute phase proteins upon local or systemic infection; and antigen presentation to T cells within the liver.
