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Altered Toll-like receptor signaling pathways in human type 1 diabetes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20725710     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
There is compelling evidence from animal models of type 1 diabetes (T1D) that the innate immune system plays a key role in early mechanisms triggering islet destruction. Very little is known, however, about innate immune subsets and pathways potentially involved in mechanisms leading to human T1D. The present study used a comprehensive approach to analyze innate immune functions in primary monocytes and dendritic cells (DCs) from newly diagnosed patients with T1D versus age-matched healthy individuals. We observed that incubation of PBMCs in the presence of the TLR7/8 agonist R848 led to increased proportion of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) expressing IFN-α in patients versus healthy control subjects. We also found that TLR4 activation induced a higher frequency of IL-1β expressing monocytes and a reduction in the percentage of IL-6 expressing myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs). The altered TLR responsiveness was not due to aberrant proportions of peripheral DC subsets and monocytes in the blood and did not correlate with altered hemoglobin A1c and the expression of diabetes susceptibility genes but could potentially be associated with enhanced nuclear factor-kappa B signaling. Finally, we observed that levels of serum IFN-α2, IL-1β, IFN-γ, and CXCL-10 were elevated in new onset patients versus the control group. Taken together, our observations provide evidence that altered innate immunity exists in mDCs and pDCs from T1D and raise the possibility that these alterations may be associated with disease mechanisms.
Authors:
Adam J Meyers; Roopali R Shah; Peter A Gottlieb; Danny Zipris
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-08-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany)     Volume:  88     ISSN:  1432-1440     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Mol. Med.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-16     Completed Date:  2011-04-04     Revised Date:  2011-07-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9504370     Medline TA:  J Mol Med (Berl)     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1221-31     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, 1775 Aurora Ct., Mail Stop B-140, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Chemokines / blood
Child
Child, Preschool
Dendritic Cells / immunology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / blood,  diagnosis,  immunology*
Female
Humans
Inflammation Mediators / metabolism
Male
Monocytes / immunology
NF-kappa B / metabolism
Phosphorylation
Signal Transduction / immunology*
Toll-Like Receptors / immunology*
Up-Regulation
Young Adult
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Chemokines; 0/Inflammation Mediators; 0/NF-kappa B; 0/Toll-Like Receptors
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Mol Med (Berl). 2010 Dec;88(12):1191-4   [PMID:  21080152 ]

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