Regulatory B Cells in Type 1 Diabetes.

Joanne Boldison, Larissa Camargo Da Rosa, F Susan Wong

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2021

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Type 1 diabetes is an organ-specific autoimmune disease characterized by immune-mediated beta cell destruction in pancreatic islets, which results in deficient insulin production. B cells have a dual role in type 1 diabetes pathogenesis. A pathogenic role for B cells has been widely described and is supported by the observation of a delay in the loss of C-peptide following B-cell depletion by Rituximab, in the first year after diagnosis. However, it is now clear that B cells, under certain conditions, can delay and prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes as demonstrated in mouse models. In this chapter, we describe the methods required to study the phenotype and function of regulatory B cells in the context of diabetes.

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Joanne Boldison, Larissa Camargo Da Rosa, F Susan Wong. Regulatory B Cells in Type 1 Diabetes. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2021;2270:419-435