Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:
The medicinal plants and their derivatives that are effective on regulation of Tregs activity can prevent and treat the diabetes. Uncaria tomentosa, Dioscorea alata, Cordyceps sinensis, Origanum vulgare, TJ-48, compound K, azaspirane, lisofylline, and curcumin have been reported to regulate the function of Tregs in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Therefore they can be used in discovering new drugs for prevention and treatment of T1D.
Please cite this paper as: Mahmoudian-Sani MR, Luther T, Asadi-Samani M, Saeedi-Boroujeni A, Gholamian N. A new approach for treatment of type 1 diabetes: Phytotherapy and phytopharmacology of regulatory T cells. J Renal Inj Prev. 2017;6(3):158-163. DOI: 10.15171/jrip.2017.31.