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SUBMITTER: Polari L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6061028 | biostudies-other | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Polari Lauri L Wiklund Anu A Sousa Sofia S Kangas Lauri L Linnanen Tero T Härkönen Pirkko P Määttä Jorma J
Inflammation 20180801 4
Signaling via estrogen receptors (ER) is recognized as an essential part of the immune regulation, and ER-mediated signaling is involved in autoimmune reactions. Especially ERα activation in immune cells has been suggested to skew cytokine production toward Th2/M2-type mediators, which can have protective effect on inflammatory diseases and reduce Th1 and Th17 responses. These effects are caused by increased alternative activation of macrophages and changes in the activation of different T cell ...[more]