Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an insulin-dependent diabetes because of insufficient insulin production by the pancreatic islet 15 cells. Although the patnogemc mechanism of T1D is not yet completely clear, the current vi...Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an insulin-dependent diabetes because of insufficient insulin production by the pancreatic islet 15 cells. Although the patnogemc mechanism of T1D is not yet completely clear, the current view of T1D pathogenesis is that under certain genetic background, exogenous or endogenous factors trigger autoimmunity against islet β cells in the pancreas causing β cell damage and subsequent insufficiency of insulin production. About two decades ago, it was first demonstrated that T cells specific ~o 15 cell antigens were activated and participated in the pathogenesis of T I D.3'4 A great deal of work following these reports in both animal models and humans has provided convincing data further supporting T1D is a T cell-mediated autoimmune disease.展开更多
基金This Work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81172854), and NIH 1R21DK080216-01A2.
文摘Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an insulin-dependent diabetes because of insufficient insulin production by the pancreatic islet 15 cells. Although the patnogemc mechanism of T1D is not yet completely clear, the current view of T1D pathogenesis is that under certain genetic background, exogenous or endogenous factors trigger autoimmunity against islet β cells in the pancreas causing β cell damage and subsequent insufficiency of insulin production. About two decades ago, it was first demonstrated that T cells specific ~o 15 cell antigens were activated and participated in the pathogenesis of T I D.3'4 A great deal of work following these reports in both animal models and humans has provided convincing data further supporting T1D is a T cell-mediated autoimmune disease.