Induction of Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells by a PEGylated TLR7 Ligand for Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes.

Autoimmune diabetes mellitus (DM) results from the destruction of pancreatic islet cells by activated T lymphocytes, which have been primed by activated dendritic cells (DC). Individualized therapy with ex vivo DC manipulation and reinfusion has been proposed as a treatment for DM, but this treatmen...

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Main Authors: Tomoko Hayashi, Shiyin Yao, Brian Crain, Victor J Promessi, Luke Shyu, Caroline Sheng, McNancy Kang, Howard B Cottam, Dennis A Carson, Maripat Corr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4468074?pdf=render