2008
Innate immunity and intestinal microbiota in the development of Type 1 diabetes
Wen L, Ley RE, Volchkov PY, Stranges PB, Avanesyan L, Stonebraker AC, Hu C, Wong FS, Szot GL, Bluestone JA, Gordon JI, Chervonsky AV. Innate immunity and intestinal microbiota in the development of Type 1 diabetes. Nature 2008, 455: 1109-1113. PMID: 18806780, PMCID: PMC2574766, DOI: 10.1038/nature07336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacteriaCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleImmunity, InnateInterferon-gammaIntestinesIslets of LangerhansMaleMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDMolecular Sequence DataMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88PhylogenySpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsTime FactorsConceptsType 1 diabetesNOD miceInnate immunityRapid innate immune responseDevelopment of diabetesNormal human gutInnate immune responseAdaptor protein MyD88Autoimmune diabetesTherapeutic optionsImmune responseNegative miceIntestinal microbiotaProtein MyD88DiabetesMiceGut microbesImmunityHuman gutMicrobial productsMyD88Influence predispositionIncidence
2004
Investigation of the Role of B-Cells in Type 1 Diabetes in the NOD Mouse
Wong FS, Wen L, Tang M, Ramanathan M, Visintin I, Daugherty J, Hannum LG, Janeway CA, Shlomchik MJ. Investigation of the Role of B-Cells in Type 1 Diabetes in the NOD Mouse. Diabetes 2004, 53: 2581-2587. PMID: 15448087, DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.53.10.2581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell-deficient miceAntigen-presenting functionType 1 diabetesB cellsNOD miceNormal NOD miceIncidence of diabetesDevelopment of diabetesT cell repertoireB cell repertoireAntigen presentationDiabetesAntibody productionMiceImmunoglobulin transgenesReduced abilityCell surfaceInsulitisAutoantibodiesIncidenceImmunoglobulinAntibodies