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- Title
T-lymphocyte requirement for diabetes in RT6-depleted diabetes-resistant BB rats.
- Authors
Woda, B A; Handler, E S; Greiner, D L; Reynolds, C; Mordes, J P; Rossini, A A
- Abstract
Diabetes-prone (DP) BB rats develop spontaneous autoimmune insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). The cell populations involved in the expression of diabetes are not precisely known but probably include natural killer (NK) cells, macrophages, and T lymphocytes. Because the DP rat has few lymphocytes of the CD5+/CD+ phenotype, cytotoxic T lymphocytes (Tc) are not believed to be important in the process. Diabetes-resistant (DR) BB rats that are depleted of RT6+ T lymphocytes also become diabetic and provide an additional model of IDDM. We report that diabetes in DR rats depleted of RT6+ T lymphocytes is prevented by the concomitant depletion of either the CD5+ or the CD8+ population. In contrast, coadministration of anti-asialogangliosideM1 (alpha-ASGM1), an antiserum that principally recognizes NK cells, failed to prevent hyperglycemia in RT6-depleted rats. We propose that the initiation of diabetes in both DP and RT6-depleted DR rats is T-lymphocyte dependent. However, the final common pathway leading to autoimmune beta-cell destruction in IDDM may be different in these models. The RT6-depleted DR rat requires a cell that is sensitive to anti-CD8 (possibly a Tc), whereas the DP rat requires an anti-ASGM1-sensitive cell.
- Publication
Diabetes, 1991, Vol 40, Issue 4, p423
- ISSN
0012-1797
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2337/diab.40.4.423