2023
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3324010/v1
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Regulatory T cells mediate the decreased susceptibility of males to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

Aoife Rodgers,
Avril M. Monahan,
Alice Dubois
et al.

Abstract: Background Sex hormones have been shown to play a role in the susceptibility of female patients with CF to P. aeruginosa chronic infection; however, the cellular mechanisms responsible for such sex-based imbalance are poorly understood. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to assess the role of the female sex hormone estrogen in a murine model of P. aeruginosa induced lung infection and to elucidate the cellular immune mechanisms involved. Methods The bacterial burden and inflammatory parameters following … Show more

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