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Gamma interferon prevents diabetes in the BB rat.
Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology - 1 Nov 1997
Sobel D O, Newsome J
Abstract excerpt
The BB rat model of human insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) spontaneously develops diabetes through an autoimmune process. Gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) is thought to play an important pathogenic role. This study examined if IFN-gamma administration can, paradoxically, prevent diabetes in BB rats. Diabetes-prone BB rats were initially injected intraperitoneally with murine recombinant IFN-gamma...
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