Human intrahepatic ILC2 are IL-13positive amphiregulinpositive and their frequency correlates with model of end stage liver disease score.
Hannah C JefferyPatrick McDowellPhilipp LutzRebecca E WawmanSheree RobertsChris BagnallJane BirtwistleDavid H AdamsYe Htun OoPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Intrahepatic ILC2 express receptors allowing them to be recruited to bile ducts in inflamed portal tracts. Their frequencies increased with worsening liver function. Their secretion of IL-13 and amphiregulin suggests they may be recruited to promote resolution and repair and thereby they may contribute to ongoing fibrogenesis in liver disease.