Pancreas-protective effect of rituximab for acute-onset type 1 diabetes in the honeymoon period: a case report

A randomized controlled study of rituximab demonstrated that the drug protects pancreatic function in patients with acute-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus (AOT1DM). However, the mechanism of this protective effect is poorly understood. We examined the effects of rituximab in two patients with AOT1DM i...

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Published in:Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep
Main Authors: Kurozumi, Akira, Okada, Yosuke, Arao, Tadashi, Miyazaki, Yusuke, Yoshikawa, Maiko, Torimoto, Keiichi, Kubo, Satoshi, Nakayamada, Shingo, Tanaka, Yoshiya
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Bioscientifica Ltd 2016
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Insight into Disease Pathogenesis or Mechanism of Therapy
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4870497/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27252867
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-16-0020
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