Sex hormones and systemic lupus erythematosus.
The role of estrogen, prolactin, pregnancy and androgen (including DHEA) in SLE is reviewed. A comlex interaction of multiple sex hormones is involved in SLE.
Petri
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Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21093, USA. mpetri@jhmi.edu
D000818:Animals; D003267:Contraception / Q000009:adverse effects; D004967:Estrogens / Q000276:immunology; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000276:immunology*; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology*
D004967:Estrogens; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones