Suppressed immune profile in children with combined type 1 diabetes and celiac disease.

Suppressed immune profile in children with combined type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. Clin Exp Immunol. 2020 May 16;: Authors: Tompa A, Åkesson K, Karlsson S, Faresjö M Abstract Children diagnosed with a combination of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and celiac disease (CD) show a dysregulated T helper (Th) 1/Th17 response. Besides the cellular involvement, several soluble immune markers are involved in the autoimmune process of both T1D and CD. Only few studies have examined the peripheral pattern of different cytokines, chemokines, and acute phase proteins (APP) in children with combined T1D and CD. To our knowledge no studies have evaluated the serum levels of adipocytokines and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in this context. The purpose of the present study was to acquire more knowledge and to gain deeper understanding on peripheral immunoregulatory milieu in children with both T1D and CD. The study included children diagnosed with both T1D and CD (n=18), children with T1D (n=27) or CD (n=16), and reference children (n=42). Sera were collected and analysis of twenty-eight immune markers (cytokines, chemokines, APPs, adipocytokines and MMPs) was performed with Luminex technique. The major findings showed that children with double diagnosis had lower serum levels of interleukin (IL)-22, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MIP)-1α, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, procalcitonin, fibrinogen, visfatin and matrix metalloproteinase ...
Source: Clinical and Developmental Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Clin Exp Immunol Source Type: research