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Matthias von Herrath is affiliated with the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation in the United States. Their research primarily addresses diabetes and associated disorders, focusing on the pancreatic function related to diabetes as well as diabetes management and research.

The scientist's work spans the broader fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with subfields concentrating on Genetics, Surgery, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. There is also engagement with topics in Neurology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Matthias von Herrath has contributed to several research papers, including:

  • "The healthy exocrine pancreas contains preproinsulin-specific CD8 T cells that attack islets in type 1 diabetes," 2020, Science Advances
  • "New Insights Into the Role of Autoreactive CD8 T Cells and Cytokines in Human Type 1 Diabetes," 2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "Interference with pancreatic sympathetic signaling halts the onset of diabetes in mice," 2020, Science Advances
  • "HLA class I hyper-expression unmasks beta cells but not alpha cells to the immune system in pre-diabetes," 2021, Journal of Autoimmunity
  • "Liraglutide protects β-cells in novel human islet spheroid models of type 1 diabetes," 2022, Clinical Immunology

Frequent coauthors of Matthias von Herrath include Christine Bender, Teresa Rodríguez-Calvo, Ken Coppieters, Sakthi Rajendran, and Gustaf Christoffersson.

The scientist has published multiple articles in venues such as:

  • Science Advances
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Journal of Autoimmunity
  • Clinical Immunology
  • Clinical & Translational Immunology

Research topics covered by Matthias von Herrath comprise:

  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Best Publications

  • CD4 + T cells are required for secondary expansion and memory in CD8 + T lymphocytes

    Edith M. Janssen;Edward E. Lemmens;Tom Wolfe;Urs Christen

  • Type 1 Diabetes: Etiology, Immunology, and Therapeutic Strategies

    Tom L. Van Belle;Ken T. Coppieters;Matthias G. Von Herrath

  • Molecular Mimicry, Bystander Activation, or Viral Persistence: Infections and Autoimmune Disease

    Robert S. Fujinami;Matthias G. von Herrath;Urs Christen;J. Lindsay Whitton

  • Demonstration of islet-autoreactive CD8 T cells in insulitic lesions from recent onset and long-term type 1 diabetes patients

    Ken T. Coppieters;Francesco Dotta;Natalie Amirian;Peter D. Campbell

  • Resolution of a chronic viral infection after interleukin-10 receptor blockade

    Mette Ejrnaes;Christophe M. Filippi;Marianne M. Martinic;Eleanor M. Ling

  • Antigen-driven effector CD8 T cell function regulated by T-bet.

    Brandon M. Sullivan;Amy Juedes;Susanne J. Szabo;Matthias von Herrath

  • How virus induces a rapid or slow onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in a transgenic model

    Matthias G. von Herrath;Janel Dockter;Michael B.A. Oldstone

  • Antigen-induced regulatory T cells in autoimmunity

    Matthias G. von Herrath;Leonard C. Harrison

  • Viral Trigger for Type 1 Diabetes: Pros and Cons

    Christophe M. Filippi;Matthias G. von Herrath

  • Anti-CD3 and nasal proinsulin combination therapy enhances remission from recent-onset autoimmune diabetes by inducing Tregs

    Damien Bresson;Lisa Togher;Evelyn Rodrigo;Yali Chen

  • Type 1 diabetes as a relapsing-remitting disease?

    Matthias von Herrath;Srinath Sanda;Kevan Herold

  • Microorganisms and autoimmunity: making the barren field fertile?

    Matthias G von Herrath;Robert S Fujinami;J Lindsay Whitton

  • Interferon-γ Is Essential for Destruction of β Cells and Development of Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus

    Matthias G. von Herrath;Michael B.A. Oldstone

  • Islet cell hyperexpression of HLA class I antigens: a defining feature in type 1 diabetes

    Sarah J. Richardson;Teresa Rodriguez-Calvo;Ivan C. Gerling;Clayton E. Mathews

  • Rho Family Proteins Modulate Rapid Apoptosis Induced by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes and Fas

    M. Cecilia Subauste;Matthias Von Herrath;Valerie Benard;Chester E. Chamberlain

  • Satisfaction (not) guaranteed: re-evaluating the use of animal models of type 1 diabetes

    Bart O Roep;Mark Atkinson;Matthias von Herrath

  • Diabetes and diabetes-associated lipid abnormalities have distinct effects on initiation and progression of atherosclerotic lesions

    Catherine B. Renard;Farah Kramer;Fredrik Johansson;Najib Lamharzi

  • How Does Type 1 Diabetes Develop?: The Notion of Homicide or β-Cell Suicide Revisited

    Mark A. Atkinson;Jeffrey A. Bluestone;George S. Eisenbarth;Matthias Hebrok

  • Among CXCR3 Chemokines, IFN-γ-Inducible Protein of 10 kDa (CXC Chemokine Ligand (CXCL) 10) but Not Monokine Induced by IFN-γ (CXCL9) Imprints a Pattern for the Subsequent Development of Autoimmune Disease

    Urs Christen;Dorian B. McGavern;Andrew D. Luster;Matthias G. von Herrath

  • Naive precursor frequencies and MHC binding rather than the degree of epitope diversity shape CD8+ T cell immunodominance.

    Maya F. Kotturi;Iain Scott;Tom Wolfe;Bjoern Peters

  • CD8αα-Mediated Survival and Differentiation of CD8 Memory T Cell Precursors

    Loui T. Madakamutil;Urs Christen;Christopher J. Lena;Yiran Wang-Zhu

  • Evidence for an Underlying CD4 Helper and CD8 T-Cell Defect in B-Cell-Deficient Mice: Failure To Clear Persistent Virus Infection after Adoptive Immunotherapy with Virus-Specific Memory Cells from μMT/μMT Mice

    Dirk Homann;Antoinette Tishon;Dietmar P. Berger;William O. Weigle

  • Increased Immune Cell Infiltration of the Exocrine Pancreas: A Possible Contribution to the Pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes

    Teresa Rodriguez-Calvo;Olov Ekwall;Olov Ekwall;Natalie Amirian;Jose Zapardiel-Gonzalo

  • Plasmid-Encoded Proinsulin Preserves C-Peptide While Specifically Reducing Proinsulin-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Type 1 Diabetes

    Bart O. Roep;Nanette Solvason;Peter A. Gottlieb;Joana R. F. Abreu

  • A dual role for TNF-alpha in type 1 diabetes: islet-specific expression abrogates the ongoing autoimmune process when induced late but not early during pathogenesis.

    Urs Christen;Tom Wolfe;Ursula Möhrle;Anna C. Hughes

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael B. A. Oldstone
Michael B. A. Oldstone Scripps Research Institute
Mark A. Atkinson
Mark A. Atkinson University of Florida
Adrian Bot
Adrian Bot MannKind Corporation (United States)
Michael Croft
Michael Croft La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University
Gerald T. Nepom
Gerald T. Nepom Virginia Mason Medical Center
J. Lindsay Whitton
J. Lindsay Whitton Scripps Research Institute
Kevan C. Herold
Kevan C. Herold Yale University
Alessandro Sette
Alessandro Sette La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Leonard C. Harrison
Leonard C. Harrison University of Melbourne

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