Inefficient N2-Like Neutrophils Are Promoted by Androgens During Infection

Inefficient N2-Like Neutrophils Are Promoted by Androgens During Infection

Neutrophils are major effectors of acute inflammation against infection and tissue damage, with ability to adapt their phenotype according to the microenvironment. Although sex hormones regulate adaptive immune cells, which explains sex differences in immunity and infection, little information is av...

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Main Authors: María V. Scalerandi, Nahuel Peinetti, Carolina Leimgruber, Mariana M. Cuello Rubio, Juan P. Nicola, Gustavo B. Menezes, Cristina A. Maldonado, Amado A. Quintar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
neutrophils
testosterone
androgens
bacterial prostatitis
infection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01980/full

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