title: [Autoimmunity and glutamate decarboxylase antibodies in the pathogenesis of type I diabetes mellitus in experimental and clinical practice].
abstract: Diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM type 1) is a chronic, organ specific autoimmune disease. Autoantibodies against the islets of Langerhans (ICA) are found in 71%, against insulin (IA) in 65% against glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) in 67-77% of children with DM type 1; in their close relatives and in patients with a more prolonged persistence of DM type 1 these antibodies and manifestations of cell-mediated autoreactivity are found less frequently also as a sign of the autoimmune character of DM type 1. In the pathogenesis of DM type 1 with the help of experimental mammalian models an idea on the genesis of the disease was obtained--activation of autoimmunity on the background of genetic sensitivity and environmental factors, the development of lymphocytic infiltration of the pancreatic islets (insulitis) destruction of pancreatic B-cells due to the cytotoxicity of T lymphocytes and the manifestation of DM type 1. According to this idea among the series of antigens of B-cells of the islets of Langerhans the dominant antigen is the isoform GAD65--under experimental conditions the specific response of T lymphocytes against GAD65 is found first, then follows extension of the reactivity also against other antigens of the islets. Understanding of the immune pathogenesis of DM type 1 makes it possible to apply the immunomodulating approach to the treatment of this condition which gave the first positive results in experimental work as well as in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Oddĕlení alergologie a klinické imunologie FN Královské Vinohrady, Praha.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kucera
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andĕl
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Treslová
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015551:Autoimmunity; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000276:immunology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000276:immunology*; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase
vernacular_title: Autoimunita a protilátky proti glutamátdekarboxyláze v patogenezi diabetes mellitus I. typu v experimentu a klinické praxi.