Article
Islet-infiltrating T cell clones from non-obese diabetic mice that promote or prevent accelerated onset diabetes.
European journal of immunology - 1 Apr 1991
Pankewycz O, Strom T B, Rubin-Kelley V E
Abstract excerpt
In humans and non-obese diabetic mice (NOD), insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) results from a spontaneous T cell-dependent autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. Previous data suggest that a delicate balance between autoaggressive T cells and suppressor-type immune phenomena determine whether expression of autoimmunity is limited to insulitis or progresses to IDDM. To...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
- Autoimmune Diseases
- CD4 Antigens
- CD8 Antigens
- Cell Line
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Female
- Islets of Langerhans
- Lymphocyte Activation
