Prevention of Type I Diabetes Mellitus: The Role of Immune Interventions
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Date
2012
Authors
Piero, N.M.
Murugi, N. J.
Okoth, O. R.
Mgutu, Allan Jalemba
Ngeranwa, J.J.N.
Njagi, E.N.M.
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Clinical & Cellular Immunology
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a disease of antiquity with an estimated 20,000 people dying prematurely per year due to diabetes associated disease. Type 1 diabetes results from autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic cells. Much effort has been dedicated to figure out the autoimmune background of this disease with a view to exploring how the immune system can be manipulated to prevent its occurrence. In this review, we explore the autoimmune basis of type I diabetes mellitus and equally the immune interventions that have been and are being employed to prevent type I diabetes mellitus.
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doi:10.4172/2155-9899.S2-005
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J Clin Cell Immunol S2:005.