Sex steroids;
Inflammation;
Atherosclerosis;
Wound healing;
HORMONE-REPLACEMENT THERAPY;
ESTROGEN-RECEPTOR-BETA;
NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE;
CORONARY-ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS;
HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS;
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN;
CONJUGATED EQUINE ESTROGENS;
MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR;
ADHESION MOLECULE-1 EXPRESSION;
HUMAN NEUTROPHIL GRANULOCYTES;
D O I:
10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.12.015
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
It is becoming increasingly clear that endogenous sex steroids are key players in a range of inflammatory contexts. Androgens and estrogens have been shown to have a profound influence on the function of inflammatory cells including macrophages and on the secretion and activation of a range of plasma-borne inflammatory mediators. The menopause and polymorphisms in estrogen receptor genes have separately been shown to affect the incidence of a range of inflammatory disorders. Sex steroids themselves have been shown to be protective in certain conditions: harmful in others. This review will summarize their documented effects on inflammatory processes, with particular focus on two areas that have received much recent attention: the antiatherosclerotic properties of estrogens in females and the wound healing effects of sex steroids. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.