ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.8-11 | New Mechanisms | ESPEYB20

8.11. Soluble RAGE prevents type 1 diabetes expanding functional regulatory T cells

SS Leung , DJ Borg , DA McCarthy , TE Boursalian , J Cracraft , A Zhuang , AK Fotheringham , N Flemming , T Watkins , JJ Miles , PH Groop , JL Scheijen , CG Schalkwijk , RJ Steptoe , KJ Radford , M Knip , JM Forbes

Brief summary: using a murine model of diabetes and ex vivo experiments in human T-cell cultures, this study showed that short-term administration of an antagonist to the receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) modulates functional T regulatory cells (Treg) expansion and thus prevents diabetes.This study provides further support for a role of the advanced glycation end-product (AGEs)-AGE receptor (RAGE) pathways in the pathogenesis ...