Enhanced Anti-Serpin Antibody Activity Inhibits Autoimmune Inflammation in Type 1 Diabetes
Czyzyk J, Henegariu O, Preston-Hurlburt P, Baldzizhar R, Fedorchuk C, Esplugues E, Bottomly K, Gorus FK, Herold K, Flavell RA. Enhanced Anti-Serpin Antibody Activity Inhibits Autoimmune Inflammation in Type 1 Diabetes. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 6319-6327. PMID: 22593614, PMCID: PMC3370061, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune diabetes-prone NOD miceDiabetes-prone NOD miceHuman type 1 diabetesAnti-insulin autoantibodiesOnset of diabetesProtective humoral immunityType 1 diabetesNOD miceAutoimmune inflammationIslet inflammationNOD modelSuboptimal doseAutoimmune diseasesHumoral immunityImmunological toleranceT cellsHumoral activityType 1Early onsetDiabetesElevated levelsClade B serpinsAutoantibodiesInflammationProtease inhibitors