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Hepatic fibrosis was induced by carbon-tetrachloride (CCl<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>) administration in C57BL\/6 wild-type (WT) and CB2 knockout (CB2<jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>) mice. Irradiated animals were reconstituted with WT or CB2<jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>lymphocytes. Lymphocytes from na\u00efve\/fibrotic WT animals and healthy\/cirrhotic hepatitis C virus were preincubated in vitro with or without CB2 antagonist, evaluated for proliferation and apoptosis, and then cocultured with primary mouse HSCs or a human HSC line (LX2), respectively. Lymphocyte phagocytosis was then evaluated. Following CCl<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>-administration, CB2<jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>mice developed significant hepatic fibrosis but less necroinflammation. WT mice harbored decreased liver CD4<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>and NK<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>cells but increased CD8<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>subsets. 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