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Regulatory T Cell Proportion and Phenotype Are Altered in Women Using Oral Contraception.
Endocrinology - 1 Sept 2022
Moldenhauer Lachlan M, Jin Min, Wilson Jasmine J, Green Ella S, Sharkey David J, Salkeld Mark D, Bristow Thomas C, Hull M Louise, Dekker Gustaaf A, Robertson Sarah A
Abstract excerpt
Regulatory T (Treg) cells are a specialized CD4+ T cell subpopulation that are essential for immune homeostasis, immune tolerance, and protection against autoimmunity. There is evidence that sex-steroid hormones estrogen and progesterone modulate Treg cell abundance and phenotype in women. Since natural oscillations in these hormones are modified by hormonal contraceptives, we examined whether oral contraception...
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