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Combined Administration of Plasmids Encoding IL-4 and IL-10 Prevents the Development of Autoimmune Diabetes in Nonobese Diabetic Mice
1 Oct 2001
Abstract excerpt
Studies of animals with spontaneous autoimmune diabetes have revealed that autoreactive T cells that mediate islet beta-cell destruction belong to the Th1 subset (producing IL-2 and IFN-gamma), whereas regulatory T cells are Th2 type (producing IL-4 and IL-10). Here, we evaluate the effect of combined delivery of plasmid DNA encoding IL-4 and IL-10 using a degradable, cationic polymeric carrier,...
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