Testosterone suppresses oxidative stress in human neutrophils

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 394-402

  Popp Marin, Douglas ^a   Paola Bolin, Anaysa ^a   De Cassia Macedo Dos Santos, Rita ^a   Curi, Rui ^b   Otton, Rosemari ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Free radicals; Leukocytes; Oxidative stress; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE; TESTOSTERONE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; THIOL; CALCIUM;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECTS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; TIME;

CALCIUM; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SUPEROXIDES; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956804561     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: 10990844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1669     Document Type: Article

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