The Th1-Promoting Effects of Dehydroepiandrosterone Can Provide an Explanation for the Stronger Th1-Immune Response of Women
Estrogens foster immunological processes driven by CD4+ Th2 cells and B cells and androgens foster Th1 CD4+ and CD8+ cell activity. Higher levels of IFN-gamma and IL-2 and lower levels of IL-4 and IL-10 are detected in the phytohemagglutinin-stimulated lymphocyte culture supernatants of men compared...
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| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
| Online Access: | https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/237 |