Is there a link between cytomegalovirus infection and new-onset posttransplantation diabetes mellitus? Potential mechanisms of virus induced beta-cell damage

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2005 Nov;20(11):2311-5. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfi033. Epub 2005 Jul 26.

Authors

Jøran Hjelmesaeth, Fredrik Müller, Trond Jenssen, Halvor Rollag, Solbjørg Sagedal, Anders Hartmann

PMID: 16046502
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfi033

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antigens, Viral / immunology
Cytomegalovirus Infections / complications*
Cytomegalovirus Infections / immunology
Cytomegalovirus Infections / virology
Cytomegalovirus* / genetics
Cytomegalovirus* / immunology
DNA, Viral / genetics
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / etiology*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / immunology
Humans
Insulin-Secreting Cells / immunology*
Insulin-Secreting Cells / virology
Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
Kidney Transplantation / immunology
Killer Cells, Natural / immunology
Risk Factors
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / immunology

Substances

Antigens, Viral
DNA, Viral