Objective:To investigate effects of mature dendritic cells(DCs)on mouse liver ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)injury. Methods:After different treatment of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells collected,staining was performed according to the reagent protocol,and the relevant indexes were detected on the cell flow meter(CD40,CD80,CD86,and MHCⅡ). A total of 20 healthy male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into four main experimental groups(n=5 each),including the ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)group,the NEG-BMDCs pretreatment group,the CON-BMDCs pretreatment group,and the H/R-BMDCs pretreatment group. We chose a nonfatal model of 70% liver I/R(treated with 1 h ischemia,and then 6 h reperfusion). The mice of I/R group were injected with PBS,the NEG-BMDCs pretreatment group with NEG-BMDCs,the CON-BMDCs pretreatment group with CON-BMDCs,the H/R-BMDCs pretreatment group with H/R-BMDCs,at 1 h before operation. The levels of alanine aminotransferase(ALT),aspartate aminotransferase(AST),interleukin-10(IL-10),interleukin-17(IL-17)in serum were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). The mRNA expression of TGF-β,FOXP3,IL-10,IL-17 were examined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR). Histological haema(HE)stained sections were histopathologically examined using light microscopy. Results:The liver enzyme level were significantly decreased in the H/R-BMDCs pretreatment group,compared to those in the other groups(P < 0.05). Morphometric analysis and Suzuki’s scores showed that H/R BMDCs improved liver ischemia/reperfusion injury(IRI)to a greater extent than BMDCs from the negative and control groups. The expressions of IL-10 of liver tissue blood serum and liver tissue were upregulated and the expressions of TGF-β and FOXP3 of liver tissue were upregulated in the H/R-BMDCs pretreatment group,while the expression of IL-17 was downregulated in the H/R-BMDCs pretreatment group. Conclusion:Pretreatment with H/R-BMDCs protects mouse from I/R injury by modulating the balance between Treg and Th17 cells.