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Here, we uncovered an opposite distribution of Treg expansion, phenotype, and plasticity in different microenvironments in the same organ (liver) derived from patients with chronic hepatitis C: On the one side, cirrhotic and tumor fragments were moderately and highly infiltrated by Tregs, respectively, expressing OX40 and a T-bethighIFN-\u03b3\u2013 \u201cT-helper (Th)1-suppressing\u201d phenotype; on the other side, noncirrhotic liver specimens contained low frequencies of Tregs that expressed low levels of OX40 and highly produced interferon-gamma (IFN-\u03b3; T-bet+IFN-\u03b3+), thus becoming \u201cTh1-like\u201d cells. OX40-expressing and Th1-suppressing Tregs were enriched in the Helios-positive subset, carrying highly demethylated Treg cell-specific demethylated region that configures committed Tregs stably expressing forkhead box protein 3. OX40 ligand, mostly expressed by M2-like monocytes and macrophages, boosted OX40+ Treg proliferation and antagonized the differentiation of Th1-like Tregs. However, this signal is counteracted in noncirrhotic liver tissue (showing various levels of inflammation) by high availability of interleukin-12 and IFN-\u03b3, ultimately leading to complete, full Th1-like Treg differentiation.<\/jats:bold>\n                                 <jats:bold>\n                                    Conclusion\n                                 <\/jats:bold>\n                                 <jats:bold>: Our data demonstrate that Tregs can finely adapt, or even subvert, their classical inhibitory machinery in distinct microenvironments within the same organ. 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