Women are more prone to the development of autoimmune diseases. The female hormone estrogen is likely to affect the immune system. A team of scientists from Turku Center for Biotechnology and University of Georgia reported new findings related to the involvement of estrogen hormone receptor in autoimmune diseases.
The incidence of autoimmune diseases such as MS, RA, and SLE is higher in women than in men. The estrogen hormone secreted in women may contribute to the pathogenesis of these diseases.
A research team led by Docent Zhi Chen from Turku Center for Biotechnology of the University of Turku has collaborated with researchers from the University of Georgia, United States to address the long-standing issue of hormonal effect on autoimmune diseases.
Read the full press release on the World Pharma News site here: http://www.worldpharmanews.com/research/4427-new-findings-link-estrogen-and-t-cell-immune-response-to-autoimmune-inflammation
Read the research article on Science Signaling here: http://stke.sciencemag.org/content/11/526/eaap9415
