Treatment with testosterone or estradiol in melatonin treated females and males MRL/MpJ-Faslpr mice induces negative effects in developing systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 204-211

  Jimenez Caliani, Antonio J ^a   Jimenez Jorge, Silvia ^a   Molinero, Patrocinio ^a   Rubio, Amalia ^a   Guerrero, Juan M ^a   Osuna, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Melatonin; MRL MpJ Faslpr mice; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; MELATONIN; NITRATE; NITRITE; TESTOSTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MOUSE; MURPHY ROTHS LARGE LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SPLEEN; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; INTERLEUKIN-2; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED MRL LPR; NITRATES; NITRITES; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 49549122616     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2008.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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