Intestinal Bacteria Affects Type 1 Diabetes
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September 24, 2008
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Download video directlyIn Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks and destroys the pancreas cells that are responsible for producing insulin. When researchers modified the immune systems of mice, they could protect the insulin-producing cells, but only if the mice also had bacteria in their guts. Watch this segment to learn about the strange relationship among intestinal bacteria, the pancreas, and the immune system.
