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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2016

Combination of double negative T cells and anti-thymocyte serum reverses type 1 diabetes in NOD mice.

Tianhui Liu, Min Cong, Guangyong Sun, Ping Wang, Yue Tian, Wen Shi, Xinmin Li, Hong You, Dong Zhang

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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Tianhui LiuResearch Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China. liu_tianhui@163.com.
Min CongResearch Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China. maomao0623@sina.com.
Guangyong SunResearch Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China. sunguangyonga@163.com.
Ping WangResearch Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China. wp1998@163.com.
Yue TianResearch Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China. tianyue4100@163.com.
Wen ShiResearch Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China. shiwen137523@163.com.
Xinmin LiResearch Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China. xinmin1105@gmail.com.
Hong YouResearch Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China. youhong30@sina.com.
Dong ZhangResearch Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Road, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China. zhangd2010@hotmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDouble-negative (DN) T cells could delay the onset and the progression of autoimmune diabetes, yet they were less efficient on reversing autoimmune diabetes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the combination of DN T cells and anti-thymocyte serum (ATS) could reverse new-onset diabetes in NOD mice.

methodsThe regulation of different subsets of T cells in vitro and in vivo by ATS and DN T cells were examined using flow cytometry. At the day of diabetes onset, ATS was administered on the same day and 2 days later, and DN T cells were transferred at day 7. The reversion of diabetes was assessed by monitoring blood glucose levels.

resultsThe efficacy of inhibition of DN T cells on CD8(+) T cells was lower than that on CD4(+) T cells both in vitro and in vivo. ATS resulted in a significant depletion of CD8(+) T cells, while DN T cells were less sensitive to ATS depletion. 80 % diabetic NOD mice achieved long term (6 months) reversion of diabetes by combined ATS and DN T cells treatment, compared to 16 % in ATS single treatment and none in DN T cell single treatment. DN T cells preferentially resided in spleen and pancreatic draining lymph nodes in ATS plus DN T cells treated NOD mice.

conclusionsDN T cells plus ATS therapy show promising reversion effects on diabetic NOD mice due to a shift of balance from a destructive T cell response to one that favors DN T cell regulation.

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AnimalsAntilymphocyte SerumCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleLymph NodesLymphocyte DepletionMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODSpleenT-LymphocytesAntilymphocyte Serum

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PMCPMC4765041

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