Environmental risk factors for type 1 diabetes

M Rewers, J Ludvigsson - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
The incidence of type 1 diabetes has risen considerably in the past 30 years due to changes
in the environment that have been only partially identified. In this Series paper, we critically …

T cell-mediated beta cell destruction: autoimmunity and alloimmunity in the context of type 1 diabetes

AL Burrack, T Martinov, BT Fife - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) results from destruction of pancreatic beta cells by T cells of the
immune system. Despite improvements in insulin analogs and continuous blood glucose …

Pathogenic CD4 T cells in type 1 diabetes recognize epitopes formed by peptide fusion

T Delong, TA Wiles, RL Baker, B Bradley, G Barbour… - Science, 2016 - science.org
T cell–mediated destruction of insulin-producing β cells in the pancreas causes type 1
diabetes (T1D). CD4 T cell responses play a central role in β cell destruction, but the identity …

LAG-3 inhibits the activation of CD4+ T cells that recognize stable pMHCII through its conformation-dependent recognition of pMHCII

T Maruhashi, I Okazaki, D Sugiura, S Takahashi… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The success of tumor immunotherapy targeting the inhibitory co-receptors PD-1 and CTLA-4
has indicated that many other co-receptors might be potential druggable targets, despite …

The importance of the Non Obese Diabetic (NOD) mouse model in autoimmune diabetes

JA Pearson, FS Wong, L Wen - Journal of autoimmunity, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the pancreatic
infiltration of immune cells resulting in T cell-mediated destruction of the insulin-producing …

Loss of gut barrier integrity triggers activation of islet-reactive T cells and autoimmune diabetes

C Sorini, I Cosorich, M Lo Conte… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Low-grade intestinal inflammation and alterations of gut barrier integrity are found in patients
affected by extraintestinal autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes (T1D), but a direct …

Etiology of type 1 diabetes

JA Todd - Immunity, 2010 - cell.com
Recent genetic map** and gene-phenotype studies have revealed the genetic
architecture of type 1 diabetes. At least ten genes so far can be singled out as strong causal …

Integration of genetic and immunological insights into a model of celiac disease pathogenesis

V Abadie, LM Sollid, LB Barreiro… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Celiac disease (CD) is a gluten-sensitive enteropathy that develops in genetically
susceptible individuals by exposure to cereal gluten proteins. This review integrates insights …

Immune cell crosstalk in type 1 diabetes

A Lehuen, J Diana, P Zaccone, A Cooke - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2010 - nature.com
The development of type 1 diabetes involves a complex interaction between pancreatic β-
cells and cells of both the innate and adaptive immune systems. Analyses of the interactions …

Exploratory study reveals far reaching systemic and cellular effects of verapamil treatment in subjects with type 1 diabetes

G Xu, TD Grimes, TB Grayson, J Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Currently, no oral medications are available for type 1 diabetes (T1D). While our recent
randomized placebo-controlled T1D trial revealed that oral verapamil had short-term …