Prevention or early cure of type 1 diabetes by intranasal administration of gliadin in NOD mice.

Induction of long-term tolerance to β-cell autoantigens has been investigated both in animal models and in human type 1 diabetes (T1D) in order to prevent the disease. As regards external compounds, the dietary plant protein fraction has been associated with high penetrance of the disease, whereas g...

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Main Authors: David P Funda, Petra Fundova, Axel Kornerup Hansen, Karsten Buschard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3984166?pdf=render