Pregnenolone sulfate induces transcriptional and immunoregulatory effects on T cells

Abstract Pregnenolone sulfate is a steroid metabolite of the steroidogenesis precursor, pregnenolone, with similar functional properties, including immunosuppression. We recently reported an elevation in serum levels of pregnenolone sulfate in children with malaria, contributing to an immunosuppress...

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Main Authors: Yasmine El Hajj, Tala Shahin, Mame Massar Dieng, Manar Alshaikh, Mostafa Khair, Vinu Manikandan, Youssef Idaghdour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57327-0