Back to results
US 2014/0370054 A1Published application
Methods for inhibition of type 1 diabetes
OwnerZvi Laron, Lester Shulmaninventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to methods of inhibiting the development of type 1 diabetes in a subject, including methods of preventing development of type 1 diabetes. The disclosed methods involve pre-partum vaccination of future mothers against rotavirus. Methods of decreasing the prevalence of type 1 diabetes are also disclosed.
Claims19
A method for inhibiting or preventing the development of type 1 diabetes mellitus in a subject comprising:
- vaccinating a future mother of the subject against at least one rotavirus prior to conception of the subject;
- thereby inhibiting the development of the type 1 diabetes.
A method for decreasing the prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus comprising:
- determining if a woman of child-bearing age has been vaccinated against rotavirus;
- and
- prior to conception, vaccinating non-vaccinated women against at least one rotavirus;
- thereby decreasing the prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
1 more element
A method for decreasing the prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus comprising:
- prior to conception of a baby, vaccinating women of child bearing age against at least one rotavirus;
- thereby decreasing the prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.