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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/28624| Title: | Does the level of bacterial exposure in early life impact the risk of Type 1 diabetes? |
| Authors: | Abela, Alexia-Giovanna Fava, Stephen |
| Keywords: | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Bacterial diseases Microbiota |
| Issue Date: | 2013 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Citation: | Abela, A. G., & Fava, S. (2013). Does the level of bacterial exposure in early life impact the risk of Type 1 diabetes?. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, 9(8), 695-697. |
| Abstract: | The incidence of Type 1 diabetes is increasing world-wide. The reasons for this remain unknown. One of the hypotheses is that decreased exposure to microbial infections in early life might predispose to Type 1 diabetes through its effects on the immune system. The intestinal epithelium is exposed to a large number of diverse microorganisms and to a variety of food antigens. An alteration in the gut microbiota during critical stages in the development of the immune system may therefore have profound and long-lasting immunomodulatory effects. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/28624 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed |
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