期刊
CLINICAL REVIEWS IN ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY
卷 40, 期 1, 页码 42-49出版社
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12016-009-8192-4
关键词
Systemic lupus erythematosus; Sex; Cytokines; Genetics; X chromosome; Interferon alpha
资金
- NIH [K08 AI083790]
- NIAID [AI071651]
- Arthritis National Research Foundation
- Lupus Research Institute
- University of Chicago
- Collaborative University of Chicago/Northshore University [UL1 RR024999]
Despite recent progress in the understanding of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the striking 9:1 female to male ratio of disease incidence remains largely unexplained. In addition, peak SLE incidence rates occur during the early reproductive years in women. Studies which illuminate potential causes underlying this sex difference and characteristic onset during the reproductive years have the potential to fundamentally advance our understanding of disease pathogenesis in SLE. Similarly, progress in this area will likely inform human reproductive immunology. Studies of sex hormone function in the immune system are of obvious importance; however, it seems likely that many other types of sex-related genetic and immunological differences will contribute to SLE. In this review, we will focus on recent work in sex-related differences in cytokine pathways and genetics of these pathways as they relate to SLE pathogenesis. It seems quite possible that many of these sex-related differences could be important to reproductive fitness, which may explain the conservation of these immune system features and the observed female predominance of SLE.
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