CPC A61K 39/0008 (2013.01) [A61K 35/17 (2013.01); A61K 35/26 (2013.01); C12N 5/0637 (2013.01); C12N 13/00 (2013.01); A61K 2039/5158 (2013.01); A61K 2039/55 (2013.01); C12N 2501/2302 (2013.01); C12N 2502/11 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A method of treating a child with type 1 diabetes comprising:
administering to the child CD3(+)CD4(+)CD25(high)CD127(−) autologous Treg cells expanded ex vivo from the child in an amount between 10×106 cells/kg body weight and 30×106 cells/kg body weight,
wherein more than 90% of the Treg cells express factor FoxP3, and
wherein the administration of the Treg cells results in an increase in the C-peptide level in the child at 5 months after the administration.
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