Estrogen accelerates the resolution of inflammation in macrophagic cells

Although 17β-estradiol (E2) anti-inflammatory activity has been well described, very little is known about the effects of this hormone on the resolution phase of the inflammatory process. Here, we identified a previously unreported ERα-mediated effect of E2 on the inflammatory machinery. The study s...

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Main Authors: Villa, Alessandro, Rizzi, Nicoletta, Vegeto, Elisabetta, Ciana, Paolo, Maggi, Adriana
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4609992/