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Although ursodeoxycholic acid and second-line agents improve biochemical indices in many patients, approximately 10%\u201320% still progress to cirrhosis or require liver transplantation. This therapeutic gap reflects the bidirectional, self-amplifying interplay between intrahepatic cholestasis and immune dysregulation, while the core immunopathological mechanisms remain incompletely defined and single-effector cell-centered models are insufficient to explain bile duct\u2013targeted injury. Within this context, T cell subset imbalance has emerged as a key conceptual framework for precision intervention. This review synthesizes current evidence on T cell subset imbalance in PBC and posits that T cell heterogeneity and network dysregulation constitute both a central pathogenic basis and a rational therapeutic target. Specifically, imbalance of the Th17\/Treg ratio among CD4\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    T cells, clonal expansion of bile duct-specific CD8\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    T cells, and quantitative and functional abnormalities of unconventional T cell subsets \u2014 including \u03b3\u03b4 T cells, double-negative T cells, mucosal-associated invariant T cells, and invariant natural killer T cells \u2014 are closely associated with disease activity, cholangitis severity, and fibrosis progression. This review discusses how the Th17\/Treg axis, cytotoxic CD8\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    T cells, and \u03b3\u03b4 T cells interact in the pathogenesis of biliary epithelial cell injury, inflammatory microenvironment remodeling, and the vicious cycle between impaired mitophagy and immune activation. 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