Androgens are a Key Factor Affecting Immune Related Diseases
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A Hyperandrogenic Mouse Model to Study Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Published on: October 2, 2018
Hede Zou1,2, Jiayou Zhao3, Haoran Xu4
1Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
Androgens mainly have suppressing effects on immune function, affecting the different progression of immune diseases in males and females, but their main mechanisms are still unclear. Bibliometric methods are used to analyze relevant literature in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database over the past decade, with a focus on key and hot topics. The results show that prostate cancer, triple negative breast cancer, and sex differences in respiratory diseases, etc. are hot topics in the interdisciplinary field of androgen and immunology. In males, androgens are mainly synthesized and secreted by the testes, indicating the important role of male reproduction in immunity and providing a reproductive perspective for the prevention and treatment of immune diseases.
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