ey0020.4-13 | Effects of Hormone Intervention on the Immune System | ESPEYB20
GA Robinson
, J Peng
, H Peckham
, G Butler
, I Pineda-Torra
, C Ciurtin
, EC Jury
Brief summary: This study further explores the sex differences in autoimmune regulation and the control of normal inflammatory responses, and also helps us understand why there are sex differences in the aetiology of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It demonstrates the changes that occur in cisgender pubertal development on the T regulatory cell (Treg), B cell and monocyte population, and using samples from transgender adolescents undergoing GnRH...