학술논문
Functional redundancy of CXCR3/CXCL10 signaling in the recruitment of diabetogenic cytotoxic T lymphocytes to pancreatic islets in a virally induced autoimmune diabetes model.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Coppieters KT; Type 1 Diabetes Center, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, California, USA.; Amirian N; Pagni PP; Baca Jones C; Wiberg A; Lasch S; Hintermann E; Christen U; von Herrath MG
Source
Publisher: American Diabetes Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0372763 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1939-327X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00121797 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Diabetes Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) constitute a major effector population in pancreatic islets from patients suffering from type 1 diabetes (T1D) and thus represent attractive targets for intervention. Some studies have suggested that blocking the interaction between the chemokine CXCL10 and its receptor CXCR3 on activated CTLs potently inhibits their recruitment and prevents β-cell death. Since recent studies on human pancreata from T1D patients have indicated that both ligand and receptor are abundantly present, we reevaluated whether their interaction constitutes a pivotal node within the chemokine network associated with T1D. Our present data in a viral mouse model challenge the notion that specific blockade of the CXCL10/CXCR3 chemokine axis halts T1D onset and progression.