Diabetes, Vol 40, Issue 12 1580-1585, Copyright © 1991 by American Diabetes Association
T-lymphocyte-receptor repertoire of infiltrating T lymphocytes into NOD mouse pancreas
T Maeda, T Sumida, K Kurasawa, H Tomioka, I Itoh, S Yoshida and T Koike
This study analyzed T-lymphocyte-receptor V beta genes of infiltrating lymphocytes into the pancreases of 12- to 16-wk-old NOD mice with severe insulitis and 5-wk-old mice with mild insulitis by the quantitative polymerase chain reaction method. The V beta transcripts on infiltrating T lymphocytes into pancreases with severe insulitis in older NOD mice were diverse. In contrast, the V beta 11 gene transcript was predominantly expressed on T lymphocytes in the pancreas in younger NOD mice with mild insulitis, suggesting the possible role of V beta 11+ T lymphocytes in triggering insulitis in this species. This article has been cited by other articles:
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