Article
Real‐time imaging of the pancreas during development of diabetes
1 Feb 2008
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the most common autoimmune disease affecting almost 20 million people worldwide. T1D is thought to be caused by autoaggressive T cells infiltrating pancreatic islets and destroying insulin-producing beta cells. Because insulin therapy, the current treatment for T1D, does not protect against all late complications and because life expectancy is affected, researchers are searching for...
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