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Estrogen up-regulates Bcl-2 and blocks tolerance induction of naïve B cells

Sex hormones are presumed to contribute to sexual dimorphism in the immune system. Estrogen, in particular, has been suggested to predispose women to systemic lupus erythematosus. We report here that estradiol (E(2)) can break B cell tolerance and induce a lupus-like phenotype in nonautoimmune mice...

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Main Authors: Bynoe, Margaret S., Grimaldi, Christine M., Diamond, Betty
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The National Academy of Sciences 2000
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC15993/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10694576
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