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Mechanisms of accelerated immune-mediated diabetes resulting from islet beta cell expression of a Fas ligand transgene.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 May 2003
Silva Diego G, Petrovsky Nikolai, Socha Luis, Slattery Robyn, Gatenby Paul, Charlton Brett
Abstract excerpt
Nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice transgenic for Fas ligand (FasL) on islet beta cells (HIPFasL mice) exhibit an accelerated diabetes distinct from the normal autoimmune diabetes of NOD mice. This study was undertaken to define the mechanism underlying accelerated diabetes development in HIPFasL mice. It was found that diabetes in HIPFasL mice is dependent on the NOD genetic background, as HIPFasL does not cause...
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