2016
Methylation of insulin DNA in response to proinflammatory cytokines during the progression of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice
Rui J, Deng S, Lebastchi J, Clark PL, Usmani-Brown S, Herold KC. Methylation of insulin DNA in response to proinflammatory cytokines during the progression of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice. Diabetologia 2016, 59: 1021-1029. PMID: 26910463, PMCID: PMC4826795, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-016-3897-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin gene expressionGene expressionQuantitative real-time RT-PCRMethylation marksInsulin geneNOD miceBeta cellsDNA methyltransferasesDisease progressionAims/hypothesisType 1 diabetesIns2 geneInsulin DNAMethylationReal-time RT-PCRGenesBeta-cell functionExon 1Human beta cellsBeta-cell massPancreatic beta cellsType 1 diabetesMethyltransferasesEffects of cytokinesExon 2Cell mass
2008
Anti‐CD20 Treatment Prolongs Syngeneic Islet Graft Survival and Delays the Onset of Recurrent Autoimmune Diabetes
Hu C, Deng S, Wong FS, Wen L. Anti‐CD20 Treatment Prolongs Syngeneic Islet Graft Survival and Delays the Onset of Recurrent Autoimmune Diabetes. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2008, 1150: 217-219. PMID: 19120299, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1447.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmunosuppressive drug treatmentType 1 diabetesIslet transplantationDrug treatmentLong-term immunosuppressive drug treatmentSyngeneic islet graft survivalB cell depletion therapyT cell-mediated destructionAccepted therapeutic optionB-cell depletionPancreatic islet beta cellsCell-mediated destructionIslet graft survivalSyngeneic islet transplantationPancreatic islet transplantationIslet beta cellsRecurrent AutoimmuneTolerance establishmentGraft survivalNOD miceTherapeutic optionsAutoimmune diseasesCell depletionInsulin treatmentBeta cells