Protection against Autoimmune Diabetes by Silkworm-Produced GFP-Tagged CTB-Insulin Fusion Protein

In animals, oral administration of the cholera toxin B (CTB) subunit conjugated to the autoantigen insulin enhances the specific immune-unresponsive state. This is called oral tolerance and is capable of suppressing autoimmune type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, the process by which the CTB-insulin (CTB...

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Main Authors: Qiaohong Meng, Wenfeng Wang, Xiaowen Shi, Yongfeng Jin, Yaozhou Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/831704