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Horm Metab Res 1978; 10(5): 381-386
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1093396
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Recovery of Immune System in Diabetic Mice after Treatment with Insulin

K.  Pavelić , M.  Slijepčević , Jasminka  Pavelić
  • "Rudjer Bošković" Institute, Department of Experimental Biology and Medicine, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
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23. Dezember 2008 (online)

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Abstract

In mice with alloxan-induced diabetes, humoral and cellular immunological reactivity were weak. The number of leucocytes, and especially lymphocytes, was reduced, and the weight and cellularity of lymphatic organs were lower than in normal mice. Treatment of diabetic mice with insulin reversed morphological and functional deficiency of the immunological system. Observed depression of immunological functions was attributed to impaired transport of glucose into immunocompetent cells, rather than to toxic effects of alloxan.

Key words

Experimental Diabetes - Lymphatic Organs - Plaque Forming Cells - Skin Graft - Insulin