CD8+ regulatory T cells are critical in prevention of autoimmune-mediated diabetes

Helminth infections are associated with a reduction in inflammatory pathology in rodent models of type 1 diabetes. Here, the authors show patient data and that trehalose (produced by H. polygyrus) can alter the microbiome of mice, inducing regulatory CD8+ T cells and reducing susceptibility to autoi...

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Main Authors: Chikako Shimokawa, Tamotsu Kato, Tadashi Takeuchi, Noriyasu Ohshima, Takao Furuki, Yoshiaki Ohtsu, Kazutomo Suzue, Takashi Imai, Seiji Obi, Alex Olia, Takashi Izumi, Minoru Sakurai, Hirokazu Arakawa, Hiroshi Ohno, Hajime Hisaeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15857-x