This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (973 Basic Science Project 2013CB944902), the Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 91029303, 31021061) and the National Science and Technology Major Projects (2013ZX10002002-002). We thank Professor Pei-Jer Chen for providing the pAAV-HBV plasmid.
The lymphatic system is important in mounting an immune response to foreign antigens and tumors in humans and animal models. The liver produces a large amount of lymph, and its lymphatic system is divided into three m...