Viruses & Diabetes Update

Dear Friends,

this week we have:

1) an interesting case report showing that antiviral therapy for HCV leads to insulin withdrawal in type 2 diabetes (an example for interventional studies);

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28413215

2) a study showing that a "vaccine stimulating Tregs" does reverse diabetes in mice (Theodora Staeva is one o the authors - full text not available).

https://consumer.healthday.com/bone-and-joint-information-4/rheumatoid-arthritis-news-43/vaccine-reverses-type-1-diabetes-in-mice-637852.html

Yours, Antonio

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Antonio Toniolo, MD, FAMH Ordinario di Microbiologia Medica Università dell'Insubria, Dip. Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita Direttore, Laboratorio di Microbiologia Medica Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi Viale Borri 57 21100 Varese, Italy