Mechanisms of sex hormones in autoimmunity: focus on EAE

Abstract Sex-related differences in the occurrence of autoimmune diseases is well documented, with females showing a greater propensity to develop these diseases than their male counterparts. Sex hormones, namely dihydrotestosterone and estrogens, have been shown to ameliorate the severity of inflam...

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Main Authors: Ninaad Lasrado, Ting Jia, Chandirasegaran Massilamany, Rodrigo Franco, Zsolt Illes, Jay Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
EAE
MS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-020-00325-4