title: [Sex steroids and the immune system].
abstract: Endocrine and immune system are strongly correlated. Hormonal contraceptive drugs influence humoral, cellular and mucosal immunity in different kind and in dependency of the relationships between estrogens and gestagens. At present most authors support the opinion that estrogens are responsible for immunosuppressive features. This review summarizes experimental and clinical reports.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Straube
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Briese
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones
vernacular_title: Sexualsteroide und Immunsystem.