Sex hormone signaling and regulation of immune function

JP Hoffmann, JA Liu, K Seddu, SL Klein - Immunity, 2023‏ - cell.com
Immune responses to antigens, including innocuous, self, tumor, microbial, and vaccine
antigens, differ between males and females. The quest to uncover the mechanisms for …

Mechanisms driving gender differences in asthma

H Fuseini, DC Newcomb - Current allergy and asthma reports, 2017‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Many phenotypes of asthma exist, ranging from mild asthma
with onset during childhood to severe asthma with later onset, making asthma a broad …

Hormones, sex, and asthma

JA Yung, H Fuseini, DC Newcomb - Annals of Allergy, Asthma & …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Objective To summarize the current literature on the sex disparity in asthma and the role of
sex hormone signaling in allergic and neutrophilic airway inflammation. Data Sources …

Estrogen Receptor Downregulates Expression of PD-1/PD-L1 and Infiltration of CD8+ T Cells by Inhibiting IL-17 Signaling Transduction in Breast Cancer

C Shuai, X Yang, H Pan, W Han - Frontiers in oncology, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Background: The relationship between the interleukin 17 (IL-17) family of cytokines and
breast cancer has been widely studied in recent years. Many studies have revealed …

Cytokines, C-reactive protein, and risk of incident hypertension in the REGARDS study

TB Plante, SP Juraschek, G Howard, VJ Howard… - …, 2024‏ - ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a highly prevalent cardiovascular disease risk factor that
may be related to inflammation. Whether adverse levels of specific inflammatory cytokines …

Tofacitinib restores the balance of γδTreg/γδT17 cells in rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome

X Yang, N Zhan, Y **, H Ling, C **ao, Z **e… - …, 2021‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Tofacitinib (TOF) is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor used in the treatment of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the mechanism of its action remains unclear. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] Sex-based differences in effector cells of the adaptive immune system during Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

J Lutshumba, DM Wilcock, NL Monson… - Neurobiology of disease, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD)
present with many challenges due to the heterogeneity of the related disease (s), making it …

Role of hormones in the pregnancy and sex‐specific outcomes to infections with respiratory viruses

O Cervantes, I Cruz Talavera, E Every… - Immunological …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Pregnant women infected with pathogenic respiratory viruses, such as influenza A viruses
(IAV) and coronaviruses, are at higher risk for mortality, hospitalization, preterm birth, and …

Th17 cells and IL‐17 as novel immune targets in ovarian cancer therapy

M Bilska, A Pawłowska, E Zakrzewska… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ovarian cancer (OC) is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage and is related with poor
prognosis. Despite numerous studies, the pathogenesis of OC is still unknown. Recent …

HMGB1-TLR4-IL23-IL17A axis promotes paraquat-induced acute lung injury by mediating neutrophil infiltration in mice

B Yan, F Chen, L Xu, J **ng, X Wang - Scientific reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
Paraquat is a poisoning herbicide that primarily targets lung, leading to severe acute lung
injury characterized by extensive neutrophil infiltration. However, the mechanisms …