Different roles for androgens and estrogens in the susceptibility to autoimmune rheumatic diseases

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作者
Cutolo, M
Wilder, RL
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[1] Univ Genoa, Dept Internal Med, Div Rheumatol, I-16132 Genoa, Italy
[2] NIAMSD, Inflammatory Joint Dis Sect, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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10.1016/S0889-857X(05)70171-X
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Androgens and estrogens modulate susceptibility and progression to autoimmune rheumatic disease. At any concentration, androgens seem to be primarily suppressive on cellular and humoral immunity whereas at physiologic concentrations, estrogens seem to enhance humoral immunity and decrease cellular immunity.
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