Addition of highly purified human Interleukin-1 to the culture medium of isolated rat islets of Langerhans for 6 days led to 88% inhibition of glucose-induced insulin-release, reduction of islet contents of insulin and glucagon to 31% and 8% respectively, and disintegration of the islets. These effects were dose-dependent and reproducible when using three different Interleukin-1 preparations. Highly purified human Interleukin-2, Lymphotoxin, Leucocyte Migration Inhibitory Factor and Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor were ineffective. These findings suggest that Interleukin-1 may play an important role in the molecular mechanisms underlying autoimmune B-cell destruction leading to Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. © 1986 Springer-Verlag.
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Mandrup-Poulsen, T., Bendtzen, K., Nerup, J., Dinarello, C. A., Svenson, M., & Nielsen, J. H. (1986). Affinity-purified human Interleukin I is cytotoxic to isolated islets of Langerhans. Diabetologia, 29(1), 63–67. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02427283
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