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Innocuous IFNgamma induced by adjuvant-free antigen restores normoglycemia in NOD mice through inhibition of IL-17 production.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 21 Jan 2008
Jain Renu, Tartar Danielle M, Gregg Randal K, Divekar Rohit D, Bell J Jeremiah, Lee Hyun-Hee, Yu Ping, Ellis Jason S, Hoeman Christine M, Franklin Craig L, Zaghouani Habib
Abstract excerpt
The role of Th17 cells in type I diabetes (TID) remains largely unknown. Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) sequence 206-220 (designated GAD2) represents a late-stage epitope, but GAD2-specific T cell receptor transgenic T cells producing interferon gamma (IFNgamma) protect against passive TID. Because IFNgamma is known to inhibit Th17 cells, effective presentation of GAD2 peptide under noninflammatory conditions...
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