Obiettivo The proposal presented here represents a continuation of the work I have done in the USA onT lymphocyte peripheral tolerance and autoimmune diabetes. My goal is to gain a betterunderstanding of the disregulation of the mechanisms of immune tolerance leading to the activation ofautoreactive T cells in autoimmune processes. This will allow us to rationally design new therapeuticstrategies against type 1 diabetes in particular that can prevent or stop the progression of the diseasebefore insulin function is lost. These forms of therapy are inexistent at the present time.The interplay among three types of cells plays an important role in the onset of type 1 diabetes.These are CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T helper cells and antigen presenting cells (APCs). In a normalsituation, tolerogenic APCs will pick and transport self-antigens from the parenchyma to the draininglymph nodes where they will silence CD8+ and CD4+ T cells. If CD4+ T cell tolerance fails, CD4+helper cells will activate APCs that in turn will promote the differentiation of potentially autoreactiveCD8+ T cells into diabetogenic killer cells. Based on this hypothesis, the aim of this project is todecipher the cellular and molecular interactions responsible for the establishment of T cell tolerance topancreatic antigens and the activation of potentially autoreactive T cells leading to autoimmunity. Campo scientifico medical and health sciencesclinical medicineendocrinologydiabetes Parole chiave Autoimmunity CD4 + T cell CD8 + T cell Immune tolerance T cell activation Programma(i) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Argomento(i) MOBILITY-4.2 - Marie Curie International Reintegration Grants (IRG) Invito a presentare proposte FP6-2002-MOBILITY-12 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento IRG - Marie Curie actions-International re-integration grants Coordinatore CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato