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Fighting Enteroviral Infections to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
Magloire Pandoua Nekoua1, Ambroise Mercier1, Abdulaziz Alhazmi1,2
1Laboratoire de Virologie ULR3610, Université de Lille, CHU Lille, 59000 Lille, France.
Abstract:
Enteroviruses (EVs), especially coxsackieviruses B (CVB), are believed to trigger or accelerate islet autoimmunity in genetically susceptible individuals that results in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Therefore, strategies are needed to fight against EV infections. There are no approved antiviral drugs currently available, but various antiviral drugs targeting viral or host cell proteins and vaccines have recently shown potential to combat CVB infections and may be used as new therapeutic strategies to prevent or reduce the risk of T1D and/or preserve β-cell function among patients with islet autoantibodies or T1D.
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