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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-3-11
pubmed:abstractText
Involvement of humoral and cellular autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is demonstrated by the presence of circulating autoantibodies and the early pancreatic lesion of insulitis. In an effort to detect the early pancreatic lesion in acute onset IDDM, we have labeled peripheral blood lymphocytes with indium oxine 111, reinjected these autologous cells intravenously into the patients, and followed their kinetics over 96 h using an emission computerized tomography (ECT) scanner. The reinjected cells are acutely distributed in the patients' lungs, liver, and spleen (2-12 h). At 24, 48, and 72 h, the labeled lymphocytes are no longer detectable in the lungs or the liver, but are clearly present in the spleen and in the pancreas. Lymphocytic pancreatic infiltration was observed in two of three acute-onset IDDM patients, but not in large number of patients undergoing similar scans for other diseases, suggesting ongoing mononuclear cell infiltration of the pancreas, a possible marker of the lesion of insulitis. Lymphocyte scanning may provide a powerful noninvasive tool for studying patients with IDDM and for selecting those who might benefit from immunosuppressive therapy.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0012-1797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
463-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Trapping of peripheral blood lymphocytes in the pancreas of patients with acute-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't