Oestrogen up-regulates interleukin-21 production by CD4+ T lymphocytes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Immunology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 573-580

  Lee, Jennifer ^a,b   Shin, Eun Kyoung ^c   Lee, Seon Yeong ^a   Her, Yang Mi ^a   Park, Mi Kyung ^a   Kwok, Seung Ki ^a,b   Ju, Ji Hyeon ^a,b   Park, Kyung Su ^a,b   Kim, Ho Youn ^a,b   Cho, Mi La ^a,b   Park, Sung Hwan ^a,b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; Interleukin 21; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Oestrogen; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIBODY; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; INTERLEUKIN 21; INTERLEUKIN 21 RECEPTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SLEDAI; SUPERNATANT; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; UPREGULATION;

AUTOANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN-21; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; OESTROGEN; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA CELLS;

EID: 84904044232     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: 13652567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imm.12263     Document Type: Article

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