Current and future therapies for type 1 diabetes

BJ von Scholten, FF Kreiner, SCL Gough… - Diabetologia, 2021 - Springer
In type 1 diabetes, insulin remains the mature therapeutic cornerstone; yet, the increasing
number of individuals developing type 1 diabetes (predominantly children and adolescents) …

Tolerogenic dendritic cell-based approaches in autoimmunity

L Passeri, F Marta, V Bassi, S Gregori - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dendritic cells (DCs) dictate the outcomes of tissue-specific immune responses. In the
context of autoimmune diseases, DCs instruct T cells to respond to antigens (Ags), including …

Effects of B-cell directed therapy on the preclinical stage of rheumatoid arthritis: the PRAIRI study

DM Gerlag, M Safy, KI Maijer, MW Tang… - Annals of the …, 2019 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives We explored the effects of B-cell directed therapy in subjects at risk of developing
autoantibodypositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who never experienced inflammatory arthritis …

Anti-interleukin-21 antibody and liraglutide for the preservation of β-cell function in adults with recent-onset type 1 diabetes: a randomised, double-blind, placebo …

M von Herrath, SC Bain, B Bode… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Type 1 diabetes is characterised by progressive loss of functional β-cell mass,
necessitating insulin treatment. We aimed to investigate the hypothesis that combining anti …

Lymphocyte-derived exosomal microRNAs promote pancreatic β cell death and may contribute to type 1 diabetes development

C Guay, JK Kruit, S Rome, V Menoud, NL Mulder… - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease initiated by the invasion of pancreatic islets by
immune cells that selectively kill the β cells. We found that rodent and human T lymphocytes …

[HTML][HTML] A long-lived IL-2 mutein that selectively activates and expands regulatory T cells as a therapy for autoimmune disease

LB Peterson, CJM Bell, SK Howlett, ML Pekalski… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Susceptibility to multiple autoimmune diseases is associated with common gene
polymorphisms influencing IL-2 signaling and T reg function, making T reg-specific …

Mitochondrial-encoded MOTS-c prevents pancreatic islet destruction in autoimmune diabetes

BS Kong, SH Min, C Lee, YM Cho - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Mitochondria are principal metabolic organelles that are increasingly unveiled as immune
regulators. However, it is currently not known whether mitochondrial-encoded peptides …

How do parasitic worms prevent diabetes? An exploration of their influence on macrophage and β-cell crosstalk

I Camaya, B O'Brien, S Donnelly - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic disease globally, with prevalence increasing at a
faster rate than heart disease and cancer. While the disease presents clinically as chronic …

Glucose-dependent partitioning of arginine to the urea cycle protects β-cells from inflammation

A Fu, JC Alvarez-Perez, D Avizonis, T Kin… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Chronic inflammation is linked to diverse disease processes, but the intrinsic mechanisms
that determine cellular sensitivity to inflammation are incompletely understood. Here, we …

Beta-cell fragility as a common underlying risk factor in type 1 and type 2 diabetes

A Liston, JA Todd, V Lagou - Trends in molecular medicine, 2017 - cell.com
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are distinct clinical entities primarily driven by autoimmunity and
metabolic dysfunction, respectively. However, there is a growing appreciation that they may …