The Frequency and Immunodominance of Islet-Specific CD8+ T-cell Responses Change after Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis and Treatment
Author(s) -
Emanuela Martinuzzi,
Giulia Novelli,
Matthieu Scotto,
Philippe Blancou,
JeanMarie Bach,
Lucy Chaillous,
Graziella Bruno,
Lucienne Chatenoud,
Peter Van Endert,
Roberto Mallone
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.219
H-Index - 330
eISSN - 1939-327X
pISSN - 0012-1797
DOI - 10.2337/db07-1594
Subject(s) - immunodominance , epitope , islet , insulitis , immunology , cd8 , t cell , autoantibody , subdominant , biology , elispot , beta cell , antigen , endocrinology , medicine , diabetes mellitus , immune system , antibody
Islet-reactive CD8(+) T-cells play a key role in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes in the NOD mouse. The predominant T-cell specificities change over time, but whether similar shifts also occur after clinical diagnosis and insulin treatment in type 1 diabetic patients is unknown.
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