The Effects of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) on the Progression of Type 1 Diabetes

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the drug Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT, Aralast NP) will preserve beta-cell function and help slow the progression of type 1 diabetes.

Timeline

Start

2010-10

Primary completion

2015-10

Completion

2016-05

Publications

• Ozeri E, Mizrahi M, Shahaf G, Lewis EC. alpha-1 antitrypsin promotes semimature, IL-10-producing and readily migrating tolerogenic dendritic cells. J Immunol. 2012 Jul 1;189(1):146-53. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101340. Epub 2012 May 25.

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Indications