Understanding the increased risk of infections in diabetes: innate and adaptive immune responses in type 1 diabetes

Patients with diabetes have a higher incidence of infections with Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, yet factors contributing to this increased risk are largely unknown. We hypothesize that altered innate and adaptive immune responses during diabetes contribute to an increased susceptibility to infections.

Source: Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental - May 7, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Anna W.M. Janssen, Rinke Stienstra, Martin Jaeger, Alain J. van Gool, Leo A.B. Joosten, Mihai G. Netea, Niels P. Riksen, Cees J. Tack Source Type: research