Hepatitis C virus infection and diabetes mellitus are two worldwide, major public health problems with increasing complication and mortality rates. Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is characterized by an autoimmune process leading to pancreatic beta cell destruction; only when the major part of pancreatic beta cells have been destroyed the diabetes become clinically manifest. At the basis of the development of the T1D there is an interplay among environmental factors, pancreatic beta cells, the innate and adaptive immune system, the genetic background and the comorbidities of the patient. Viral infections, including hepatitis C virus infection, may be one of the factors that can almost accelerate progression to diabetes, through different mechanism
Hepatitis C virus and type 1 diabetes / Fallahi, P; Di Domenicantonio, A; Mazzi, V; Santini, F; Fabiani, S; Sebastiani, Marco; Zignego, Al; Ferri, Clodoveo; Antonelli, A.. - In: LA CLINICA TERAPEUTICA. - ISSN 0009-9074. - 164:(2013), pp. e437-e444. [10.7417/CT.2013.1624]
Hepatitis C virus and type 1 diabetes
SEBASTIANI, Marco;
2013-01-01
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus infection and diabetes mellitus are two worldwide, major public health problems with increasing complication and mortality rates. Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is characterized by an autoimmune process leading to pancreatic beta cell destruction; only when the major part of pancreatic beta cells have been destroyed the diabetes become clinically manifest. At the basis of the development of the T1D there is an interplay among environmental factors, pancreatic beta cells, the innate and adaptive immune system, the genetic background and the comorbidities of the patient. Viral infections, including hepatitis C virus infection, may be one of the factors that can almost accelerate progression to diabetes, through different mechanismI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
