Treatment of prim. chronic polyarthritis and diabetes mellitus - comprises administration of gamma-interferon

摘要

Treatment of prim. chronic polyarthritis and diabetes is effected by admin. of gamma-interferon (I). Studies have shown that treatment of rheumatic patients also afflicted with type II diabetes with (I) cures both the rheumatism and the diabetes. Patients with type I diabetes have been treated with partial success (when the beta-islet cells are still functional). It has been found that diabetics have higher antigen levels in their beta-islet cell walls than healthy subjects, stimulating prodn. of autoimmune antibodies, and that (I) blocks this immume reaction and thus inhibits degeneration of the islet cells. (I) has no side effects that might weaken the immune system.