Can prevent type 1 diabetes?

Authors

  • Gustavo Daniel Frechtel Hospital of Clinics (UBA), Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v56i3Sup.547

Keywords:

diabetes mellitus type 1

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by the autoimmune destruction of β cells of the pancreas, driven by CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes. The humoral branch represented by B lymphocytes is responsible for producing autoantibodies (AAs) against specific antigens such as glutamate decarboxylase (GADA), cellular membrane phosphatase (IA2A/ICA512A), zincT8 transporter (ZincT8A), and the insulin molecule (IAA), all markers of the autoimmune process. These AAs can be detected before the clinical onset of T1D, at the prediabetes type 1 stage (1).

The overall risk of progression to T1D is regarded as the presence of 2 or more AAs but differs across patients, being higher with a greater number of AAs (2). 

Author Biography

Gustavo Daniel Frechtel, Hospital of Clinics (UBA), Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nutrition specialist, doctorate at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA); Professor of the Chair of Nutrition, Department of Medicine (UBA); Head of the Nutrition Division of the Hospital of Clinics (UBA)

References

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II. Steck AK, Vehik K, Bonifacio E, et al.; TEDDY Study Group. Predictors of progression from the appearance of islet autoantibodies to early childhood diabetes: The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY). Diabetes Care 2015;38:808-813.

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IV. von Herrath M, Bain SC, Bode B, et al.; Anti-IL-21–liraglutide Study Group investigators and contributors. Anti-interleukin-21 antibody and liraglutide for the preservation of β-cell function in adults with recent-onset type 1 diabetes: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021 Apr;9(4):212-224.

Published

2022-09-01

How to Cite

Frechtel, G. D. (2022). Can prevent type 1 diabetes?. Journal of the Argentine Society of Diabetes, 56(3Sup), 50–50. https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v56i3Sup.547

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