Estradiol upregulates calcineurin expression via overexpression of estrogen receptor alpha gene in systemic lupus erythematosus

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 125-131

  Lin, Hui Li ^a   Yen, Jeng Hsien ^b   Chiou, Shi Shin ^b   Tsai, Wen Chan ^b   Ou, Tsan Teng ^b   Wu, Cheng Chin ^b   Liu, Hong Wen ^b  

^a MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calcineurin; Estrogen; Estrogen receptor alpha gene; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FULVESTRANT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MESSENGER RNA; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; UPREGULATION;

ADULT; CALCINEURIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953781203     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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