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The story of preventing Type 1 diabetes in rats by inhibiting zonulin with
AT-1001 to reduce intestinal permeability has already been reported. AT-
1001 might prevent celiac disease in humans as well.  Here is the press
release and the actual article straight from the horse's (or is that rat's)
mouth:

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POTENTIAL METHOD FOR PREVENTING TYPE 1 DIABETES DISCOVERED AT UNIVERSITY OF
MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Feb. 22, 2005 press release only:
http://www.celiaccenter.org/pressrelease_diabetes.html

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PNAS February 22, 2005 vol. 102 no. 8 pages 2916-2921

Role of the intestinal tight junction modulator zonulin in the pathogenesis
of type I diabetes in BB diabetic-prone rats

Tammara Watts, Irene Berti, Anna Sapone, Tania Gerarduzzi, Tarcisio Not,
Ronald Zielke, and Alessio Fasano

Article full text PDF format:
http://www.celiaccenter.org/pressrelease_diabetes.pdf

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