title: New and future immunomodulatory therapy in type 1 diabetes.
abstract: Type 1 diabetes is a common autoimmune disease that affects millions of people worldwide and has an incidence that is increasing at a striking rate, especially in young children. It results from the targeted self-destruction of the insulin-secreting β cells of the pancreas and requires lifelong insulin treatment. The effects of chronic hyperglycemia - the result of insulin deficiency - include secondary endorgan complications. Over the past two decades our increased understanding of the pathogenesis of this disease has led to the development of new immunomodulatory treatments. None have yet received regulatory approval, but this report highlights recent progress in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunobiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Tooley
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Waldron-Lynch
authors.forename: Kevan C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Herold
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D056747:Immunomodulation; D044623:Nutrition Therapy
chemical_list: D007155:Immunologic Factors