The putative role of proteolytic pathways in the pathogenesis of Type 1 diabetes mellitus: The 'autophagy' hypothesis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 553-557

  Fierabracci, Alessandra ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; BECLIN 1; CASPASE RECRUITMENT DOMAIN PROTEIN 15; INSULIN; LEUCINE RICH REPEAT KINASE 2; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; STAT3 PROTEIN; STAT4 PROTEIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; AUTOPHAGOSOME; AUTOPHAGY; CHAPERONE-MEDIATED AUTOPHAGY; CROHN DISEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LYSOSOME; MACROAUTOPHAGY; MICROAUTOPHAGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; IMMUNOLOGY;

EUKARYOTA; MUS;

AUTOPHAGY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; PROTEOLYSIS;

EID: 84897108015     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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