期刊
CURRENT DIABETES REPORTS
卷 19, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
CURRENT MEDICINE GROUP
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-019-1256-9
关键词
Endogenous retrovirus; Type 1 diabetes; HERV; Enterovirus; Coxsackievirus B4
资金
- Ministere de l'Education Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie, Universite de Lille (Equipe d'accueil) [3610]
- Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Lille
- EU FP7 [GA-261441-PEVNET]
- Universite de Lille
Purpose of the Review The aim of this review is to discuss recent data pointing at an involvement of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) in type 1 diabetes (T1D) onset and progression. Recent Findings The envelope protein of HERV-W family, named HERV-W-Env, was detected in pancreata from T1D patients and was shown to display pro-inflammatory properties and direct toxicity toward pancreatic beta cells. Summary The etiopathogenesis of T1D remains elusive, even if conventional environmental viral infections have been recurrently involved. Nonetheless, a new category of pathogens may provide the missing link between genetic susceptibility and environmental factors long thought to contribute to T1D onset. A number of studies have now shown that HERV sequences, which are normally inactivated or repressed in the human genome, could be activated by environmental viruses. Thus, if similarly activated by viruses associated with T1D, disregarded HERV genes may underlie T1D genetic susceptibility. Moreover, once expressed, HERV elements may display broad pathogenic properties, which identify them as potential new therapeutic targets.
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