Enhanced immunological response by dendritic cells in male hypogonadism

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1205-1212

  Corrales, Juan J ^a,b   Almeida, María ^b   Cordero, Mar ^a   Martín Martín, Lourdes ^b   Méndez, Cristina ^b   Miralles, José M ^a,b   Orfao, Alberto ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; Immune response; Male hypogonadism; Monocytes; Regulatory T cells; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CPG OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; GONADOTROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LYSOSOME ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN 2; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; DENDRITIC CELL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENDRITIC CELLS; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LYSOSOMAL-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN 2; MALE; MONOCYTES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84867745928     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2012.02712.x     Document Type: Article

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