IL6 and type 1 diabetes mellitus: On the same line, expression of the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) enzyme was shown defective in T1D children, with polymorphisms associated with T1D risk [64], and the treatment of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from diabetic patients exhibiting these risk haplotypes with the neutralizing anti-IL-6 mAb tocilizumab rescued IDO1 function.