Abstract:Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is caused by macrophage, T-cell, B e l l and humoral factor mediated damage of the insulin-producing &cells of the islets of Langerhans. Okamoto (1981. Mol Cell Bwchem 37 43-61)proposed a unifying model for the mechanism of b l l destruction. Central to this model are breaks in nuclear DNA of pcells, inducing activation of the enzyme poly (ADP-ribose) synthetase (PARS), which poly ADP-rib0sylate.s nuclear proteins using NAD+ as a substrate. As a result inhacellular NA… Show more
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