title: Prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus by the manipulation of invariant natural killer T cells.
abstract: Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are CD1d-restricted T cells with regulatory functions. iNKT cells are numerically and functionally deficient in experimental models of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Moreover, various experimental strategies correcting the defect of or stimulating iNKT cells prevent T1DM. Here, we review the data on the role of iNKT cells in the development of T1DM and discuss indications, obstacles and prospects of the use of iNKT cell manipulations in the prevention and treatment of human T1DM.
authors: 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Ruska 87, 100 00, Prague 10, Czech Republic, novakjan@centrum.cz.
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Novak
authors: Lucie
authors: L
authors: Novakova
mesh_terms: D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055611:Natural Killer T-Cells / Q000276:immunology*