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Increased Levels of Type 1 Interferon in a Type 1 Diabetic Mouse Model Induce the Elimination of B Cells from the Periphery by Apoptosis and Increase their Retention in the Spleen
Author(s) -
Badr Mohamed Badr,
Nadia Moustafa,
Heba M. Saad Eldien,
Amany O. Mohamed,
Hany M. Ibrahim,
Ibrahim El-Elaimy,
Mohamed H. Mahmoud,
Gamal Badr
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000369682
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , streptozotocin , apoptosis , dyslipidemia , immune system , type 1 diabetes , interferon , receptor , diabetes mellitus , insulin , spleen , immunology , biology , biochemistry
The autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is associated with a defect in the immune response, which increases susceptibility to infection. We recently demonstrated that prolonged elevated levels of type 1 interferon (IFN) induce lymphocyte exhaustion during T1D.

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