Saturday, March 10, 2012

CD40 inhibitory peptide by Wagner at University of Colorado

Quotes:

Wagner isolated the specific T-cells that attack the pancreas and cause most cases of Type 1 Diabetes. The research team has developed a drug that attacks those bad cells. 
It’s having an impressive effect on mice. The drug is not only preventing mice from developing diabetes, it’s also reversing the effects of diabetes in mice that already have the disease.


News article: http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/03/09/cu-researchers-find-cure-for-type-1-diabetes-in-mice/

Related grant: http://www.diabetes.org/news-research/research/research-database/cd40-as-a-biomarker-in-type-1-diabetes.html
Related research: http://www.jleukbio.org/content/84/2/431.abstract

2 comments:

  1. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-approach-diabetes-gut-cells-insulin.html

    the mice were cured again!!! hope you don't mind me sending you these links.

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  2. http://www.uab.edu/news/latest/item/2189-study-suggests-blood-pressure-drug-may-slow-diabetes-progression

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