,βRNA

Jacob R Enriquez1, Zhengjie Zhou2, Jennifer B Nelson1

  • 1Kovler Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Section of Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Cell reports. Medicine
|February 21, 2026
PubMed
まとめ

新しい脂質ナノ粒子 (LNP) プラットフォームは,mRNAを効果的に臓ベータ細胞に伝達し,免疫反応を調節し,ベータ細胞を保護することによって1型糖尿病 (T1D) 治療の有望性を示しています.

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