title: The anti-interleukin-1 in type 1 diabetes action trial--background and rationale.
abstract: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by an inflammatory destruction of pancreatic beta-cells. Pro-inflammatory cytokines, in particular interleukin-1 (IL-1), have been suggested to be effector molecules based on the observations that pro-inflammatory cytokines cause beta-cell apoptosis in vitro and aggravate diabetes in vivo, and that inhibition of the action of these cytokines reduce diabetes incidence in animal models of type 1 diabetes and islet graft destruction. This review presents the rationale for and design of a recently launched double-blind, multicenter, randomized clinical trial that investigates the effect of interleukin-1 antagonism on beta-cell function in subjects with T1D of recent-onset.
authors.affiliation: Steno Diabetes Center and Hagedorn Research Institute, DK-2820 Gentofte, Denmark.
authors.forename: Linda M S
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pickersgill
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Mandrup-Poulsen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic / Q000379:methods; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design
chemical_list: D007155:Immunologic Factors; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1