T-cell immunity against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 proteins in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Camillo PalmieriGianluca SantamariaCostanza Maria CristianiCinzia GarofaloChristine Y L ThamAntonio AbatinoAntonio CutruzzolàMartina PariseIlenia AversaDonatella MalangaRaffaella GalloGiovanni CudaGiuseppe VigliettoFrancesco CostanzoAntonio BertolettiAgostino GnassoConcetta IracePublished in: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews (2024)
The increased frequency of SAR-CoV-2- reactive T cells in T1D patients might protect against severe COVID-19 and overt infections. These results emphasise the long-standing association between viral infections and T1D.