Article
Induction of robust diabetes resistance and prevention of recurrent type 1 diabetes following islet transplantation by gene therapy.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Nov 2007
Tian Chaorui, Ansari Mohammed Javeed I, Paez-Cortez Jesus, Bagley Jessamyn, Godwin Jonathan, Donnarumma Michela, Sayegh Mohamed H, Iacomini John
Abstract excerpt
We have previously shown that the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be prevented in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice by reconstitution with autologous hemopoietic stem cells retrovirally transduced with viruses encoding MHC class II I-A beta-chain molecules associated with protection from the disease. In this study we examined whether a blockade of the programmed death-1 (PD-1)-programmed death ligand-1...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
