Asthma and endocrine disorders: Shared mechanisms and genetic pleiotropy

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 333, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-111

  Tesse, Riccardina ^a   Schieck, Maximilian ^a   Kabesch, Michael ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gender; Hormones; Insulin resistance; Obesity; Polymorphism; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; LEPTIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PLEIOTROPY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASTHMA; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79651472680     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.11.032     Document Type: Review

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