2021
Tet2 Controls the Responses of β cells to Inflammation in Autoimmune Diabetes
Rui J, Deng S, Perdigoto AL, Ponath G, Kursawe R, Lawlor N, Sumida T, Levine-Ritterman M, Stitzel ML, Pitt D, Lu J, Herold KC. Tet2 Controls the Responses of β cells to Inflammation in Autoimmune Diabetes. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 5074. PMID: 34417463, PMCID: PMC8379260, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25367-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune cellsΒ-cellsNOD/SCID recipientsDiabetogenic immune cellsDiabetogenic T cellsBone marrow transplantType 1 diabetesExpression of TET2Human β-cellsIslet infiltratesSCID recipientsMarrow transplantInflammatory pathwaysTransfer of diseaseT cellsInflammatory genesImmune killingPathologic interactionsReduced expressionDiabetesInflammationTET2MiceRecipientsCells
2013
Immune Therapy and β-Cell Death in Type 1 Diabetes
Lebastchi J, Deng S, Lebastchi AH, Beshar I, Gitelman S, Willi S, Gottlieb P, Akirav EM, Bluestone JA, Herold KC. Immune Therapy and β-Cell Death in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes 2013, 62: 1676-1680. PMID: 23423576, PMCID: PMC3636605, DOI: 10.2337/db12-1207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCD3 ComplexC-PeptideCytotoxicity Tests, ImmunologicCytotoxicity, ImmunologicDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1DNA MethylationFemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsImmunologic FactorsImmunotherapyInsulinInsulin SecretionInsulin-Secreting CellsIslets of LangerhansMalePostprandial PeriodYoung AdultConceptsRecent-onset T1DΒ-cell deathΒ-cellsNondiabetic subjectsImmune therapyType 1 diabetes resultsAnti-CD3 monoclonal antibodyUnmethylated INS DNAC-peptide responseNondiabetic control subjectsΒ-cell functionInsulin-producing β-cellsHigh rateImmune interventionDiabetes resultsControl subjectsClinical trialsPatientsT1DType 1Monoclonal antibodiesDeathTeplizumabINS DNATherapy