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The exceptional immune tolerance of the liver is, in part, mediated by entero-pancreatic endocrine factors that enter the portal vein at elevated levels. These endocrine factors signal via cAMP, establishing a novel endocrine–immune axis that protects the liver from gut-derived inflammogens and dietary toxins delivered through the portal circulation.

 

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