Free Newsletter
Type 1 diabetes vaccine effective in clinical trial
A new vaccine developed by a Swedish team of scientists may help children and adolescents diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes better manage the disease. The vaccine is made from the GAD protein, which is contained in insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas. And the bodies of these diabetic patients react to GAD as if they were allergic to the protein.
The children given twin jabs demonstrated greater activity in their pancreas. That response, while far from curing the disease, would significantly lower patients' short- and long-term risks from the disease.
"The field is trying to move away from broad-based immunosuppression to targeting one specific immune response, and this is an early attempt to develop a much more focused approach to modulate immune function in new-onset diabetes," said Dr. Richard Insel, executive vice president of research for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
- read the report from HealthDay
Related Articles:
Cells coaxed to produce insulin in diabetes breakthrough
Diabetes breakthrough relies on single injection
Developers, geneticists brainstorm diabetes therapies
New drug-spending leader: Diabetes
Comments
Post new comment
Paid Research Reports
- Stakeholder Opinions: Vaccines in Emerging Markets (Asia) - Opportunities in China, India, South Korea and Taiwan
- Big Pharma Performance Before, During and Beyond the Global Recession
- Optimizing Lifecycle Management: Maximizing commercial lifespan through label expansion and combination products
- The CRO Market Outlook: Emerging markets, leading players and future trends
- Pharmaceutical Sales Force Effectiveness Strategies
- Commercial Insight: Influenza Vaccines and Antivirals - The pandemic's long-term impact




