title: Diabetes results from a late change in the autoimmune response of NOD mice.
abstract: IDDM in the NOD mouse is the result of a chronic autoimmune process. NOD mice are shown to express benign autoimmunity that converts to a state of malignant autoimmunity and the development of IDDM. Young disease-prone NOD mice are in a state of benign autoimmunity that is correlated with a non-destructive response to islet tissue and the preservation of insulin-containing beta-cells. A proportion of mice with benign autoimmunity convert to having malignant autoimmunity. Clinical diabetes is diagnosed approximately 3 weeks from the development of malignant autoimmunity which is correlated with a destructive response to grafted islet tissue and extensive beta-cell destruction. We conclude that the development of clinical disease is correlated with a change in the state of autoimmunity, that is, from benign to malignant autoimmunity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Medicine, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Gazda
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Charlton
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lafferty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D015551:Autoimmunity / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000276:immunology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D016688:Mice, Inbred NOD; D016513:Mice, SCID; D008954:Models, Biological; D018716:Molecular Mimicry / Q000276:immunology; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose