Effects of a vitamin D analog on glycaemic control and immune response in type 1 diabetic children and adolescents from Iran

• Main Author: Ataie-Jafari, Asal
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Diabetes mellitus, Type 1 - prevention & control - Iran; Vitamin D - immunology - Iran; Calcitriol - immunology - Iran
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41500/1/FPSK%28p%29%202012%2020.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41500/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) results from autoimmune destruction of insulin producing pancreatic β-cells. At the time of T1DM diagnosis, although the majority of β-cells have been destroyed, some still produce insulin. A treatment that could protect β-cell function or decrease autoimmune destruct...