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Wide variation in lymphocyte steroid sensitivity among healthy human volunteers.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 1999
Hearing S D, Norman M, Smyth C, Foy C, Dayan C M
Abstract excerpt
Steroids are frequently used to treat inflammatory conditions in which lymphocytes play a role. We have recently shown that in severe ulcerative colitis, treatment outcome correlates better with in vitro estimates of lymphocyte steroid sensitivity (LSS) than with disease severity. This lead us to examine the range and variability of LSS in the healthy population. Dexamethasone inhibition of lymphocyte...
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