Sex differences in autoimmune disease

被引：918
作者：
Whitacre, CC [1 ]
机构：
[1] Ohio State Univ, Coll Med & Publ Hlth, Dept Mol Virol Immunol & Med Genet, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
来源：
NATURE IMMUNOLOGY | 2001年 / 2卷 / 09期
关键词：
D O I：
10.1038/ni0901-777
中图分类号：
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号：
100102 ;
摘要：
Autoimmune diseases are more prevalent in women than men. A new interest in understanding the biology of this difference as well as funding opportunities have focused attention on research priorities in sex differences.
引用
收藏
页码：777 / 780
页数：4
相关论文
共 30 条
  • [1] GENETIC-CONTROL OF THE CD4/CD8 T-CELL RATIO IN HUMANS
    AMADORI, A
    ZAMARCHI, R
    DESILVESTRO, G
    FORZA, G
    CAVATTON, G
    DANIELI, GA
    CLEMENTI, M
    CHIECOBIANCHI, L
    [J]. NATURE MEDICINE, 1995, 1 (12) : 1279 - 1283
  • [2] DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE EXERTS A DEPRESSIVE INFLUENCE ON THE PRODUCTION OF INTERLEUKIN-4 (IL-4), IL-5, AND GAMMA-INTERFERON, BUT NOT IL-2 BY ACTIVATED MURINE T-CELLS
    ARANEO, BA
    DOWELL, T
    DIEGEL, M
    DAYNES, RA
    [J]. BLOOD, 1991, 78 (03) : 688 - 699
  • [3] AGE AND SEX ASSOCIATIONS OF 40 AUTOIMMUNE-DISEASES
    BEESON, PB
    [J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 1994, 96 (05) : 457 - 462
  • [4] COLLIER E, 1999, NIH PUBLICATION, V2, P93
  • [5] Rate of pregnancy-related relapse in multiple sclerosis
    Confavreux, C
    Hutchinson, M
    Hours, MM
    Cortinovis-Tourniaire, P
    Moreau, T
    [J]. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 1998, 339 (05) : 285 - 291
  • [6] Dalal M, 1997, J IMMUNOL, V159, P3
  • [7] STUDIES OF REGULATORY EFFECTS OF SEX-HORMONES ON ANTIBODY-FORMATION AND STEM CELL-DIFFERENTIATION
    EIDINGER, D
    GARRETT, TJ
    [J]. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE, 1972, 136 (05) : 1098 - &
  • [8] Fishman JR, 1999, NIH PUBLICATION, V2, P15
  • [9] Gilmore W, 1997, J IMMUNOL, V158, P446
  • [10] SEX AND STRAIN DIFFERENCES IN THE CIRCADIAN-RHYTHM FLUCTUATION OF ENDOCRINE AND IMMUNE FUNCTION IN THE RAT - IMPLICATIONS FOR RODENT MODELS OF AUTOIMMUNE-DISEASE
    GRIFFIN, AC
    WHITACRE, CC
    [J]. JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY, 1991, 35 (1-3) : 53 - 64
123