Abstract
A numerical and functional deficit of natural killer T (NKT) cells has been reported to be associated with the pathogenesis of Caucasian patients with type 1 diabetes. However, a conflicting finding of a higher frequency of NKT cells (Valpha24+ Vbeta11+ T cells) was observed in Islet-associated Ab+ and Ab- Japanese "classic" type 1 diabetes. Here, we combined the data of NKT cell frequency in Ab+ and Ab- "classic" type 1 diabetic patients and then analyzed the relationship between NKT cell frequency and disease activity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 230-232 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences |
Volume | 1005 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- NKT cell
- Type 1 diabetes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- History and Philosophy of Science