Focusing on tissue biomarkers. Estrogens as key players in the immune response and autoimmunity

Estrogens modulate the immune response as well as the risk and progression of autoimmune disorders. Their effects are mediated by nuclear receptors (i.e. estrogen receptor alpha and beta), membrane receptors, and are influenced by their interactions with other hormones. Locally produced hormones and cytokines are the main factors in maintaining tissue homeostasis. The response of immune cells to estrogens is related to their developmental stage. The diverse effects of estrogens on various autoimmune disorders are the result of the versatility of their pathomechanism. In general, progression of B-cell mediated disorders is aggravated by estrogens. Their effects on T-cell mediated disorders, on the other hand, are driven by Th1 or Th2 dominance. As estrogens promote the escalation of the Th2 immune response, Th2-dominant disorders are aggravated, while Th1-dominant disorders are ameliorated upon high estrogen levels. Inflammation on its own also modulates the impact of estrogens. Inflammatory cytokines alter the expression of the alpha and beta estrogen receptors as well as the activity of estrogen metabolizing enzymes. Monitoring the local, tissue-wide interaction between hormones and immune cells would provide a better tool for identification and characterization of molecules involved in this system. To date, routinely used laboratory methods have a limited role in monitoring the local effects of estrogens. In this current paper the authors summarize the role of estrogens in immune system and overview those novel methods which are useful in the investigation of local endocrine milieu.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:156

Enthalten in:

Orvosi hetilap - 156(2015), 51 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 2070-6

Sprache:

Ungarisch

Weiterer Titel:

Fókuszban a szöveti biomarkerek. Az ösztrogének mint a szövetspecifikus immunválasz és autoimmunitás modulálásának kulcsszereplői

Beteiligte Personen:

Vásárhelyi, Barna [VerfasserIn]
Mészáros, Katalin [VerfasserIn]
Karvaly, Gellért [VerfasserIn]
Patócs, Attila [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ösztrogén
Autoimmunitás
Autoimmunity
Biomarkers
English Abstract
Estrogen
Estrogen Receptor alpha
Estrogen Receptor beta
Estrogens
Gyulladás
Inflammation
Journal Article
Review
Rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Szisztémás lupus erythematosus
Tissue-specific hormone effect

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.02.2016

Date Revised 15.12.2015

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1556/650.2015.30317

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM25544379X