2013
Low Incidence of Spontaneous Type 1 Diabetes in Non-Obese Diabetic Mice Raised on Gluten-Free Diets Is Associated with Changes in the Intestinal Microbiome
Marietta E, Gomez A, Yeoman C, Tilahun A, Clark C, Luckey D, Murray J, White B, Kudva Y, Rajagopalan G. Low Incidence of Spontaneous Type 1 Diabetes in Non-Obese Diabetic Mice Raised on Gluten-Free Diets Is Associated with Changes in the Intestinal Microbiome. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e78687. PMID: 24236037, PMCID: PMC3827256, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGluten-free dietNon-obese diabetic (NOD) miceAnti-diabetogenic effectsIncidence of hyperglycemiaNOD miceType 1 diabetesIntestinal microbiomeDietary glutenDiabetic miceSpontaneous type 1 diabetesAkkermansia speciesIncidence of diabetesIncidence of T1DIncidence of T1D.Blood glucose levelsIntestinal microbiome compositionLower incidenceGlucose levelsHigh incidenceAnimal studiesGut microfloraGut microbiomeHyperglycemiaIncidenceMice
2007
Distinct local immunogenic stimuli dictate differential requirements for CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets in the pathogenesis of spontaneous autoimmune diabetes
Rajagopalan G, Mangalam A, Sen M, Kudva Y, David C. Distinct local immunogenic stimuli dictate differential requirements for CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets in the pathogenesis of spontaneous autoimmune diabetes. Autoimmunity 2007, 40: 489-496. PMID: 17966038, DOI: 10.1080/08916930701649836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of diabetesPathogenesis of T1DRat insulin promoterTransgenic mouse modelMouse modelHLA-DQ8 transgenic miceMurine type 1 diabetesDouble transgenic mouse modelMHC class II associationsLocal inflammatory stimuliSpontaneous autoimmune diabetesT cell subsetsClass II associationsType 1 diabetesAutoimmune diabetesImmunogenic stimulusProinflammatory cytokinesCell subsetsCostimulatory moleculesTNF-alphaT cellsInflammatory stimuliDiabetesTransgenic miceCD4
2003
Autoimmune diabetes in HLA‐DR3/DQ8 transgenic mice expressing the co‐stimulatory molecule B7‐1 in the β cells of islets of Langerhans
Rajagopalan G, Kudva YC, Chen L, Wen L, David CS. Autoimmune diabetes in HLA‐DR3/DQ8 transgenic mice expressing the co‐stimulatory molecule B7‐1 in the β cells of islets of Langerhans. International Immunology 2003, 15: 1035-1044. PMID: 12917255, DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxg103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-stimulatory molecules B7-1Incidence of diabetesTransgenic miceB7-1Autoimmune diabetesHLA-DQ8HLA-DR3T cellsBeta cellsBeta-cell toxin streptozotocinHLA class II associationsDQ8 transgenic micePresence of DR3HLA transgenic miceAntibody-mediated depletionPathogenesis of T1D.Class II associationsHLA class IIWhole-body irradiationPancreatic beta cellsNon-specific activationSpontaneous diabetesToxin streptozotocinDiabetogenic potentialSTZ treatment