Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 plays a key role in type 1 diabetes

摘要

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease resulting from the selective destruction of β cells in the pancreatic islets. In both human and rodent models of type 1 diabetes, the clinical disease is preceded by a progressive mononuclear cell invasion of the pancreatic islets (insulitis). In the early stage of insulitis, the major components are monocyte/macrophages, and the recruitment of mononuclear cells is a critical step in the pathogenesis of the type 1 diabetes. Studies have revealed that Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1(MCP-1) specifically recruits monocytes/macrophages into pancreas and plays an important role in the development of insulitis and diabetes.