ea0014p10 | (1) | ECE2007
Tanriverdi Fatih
, Akalin Hilal
, Caglayan Okay
, Demirkoparan Umit
, Ozkul Yusuf
, Dundar Munis
, Bayram Fahri
, Kelestimur Fahrettin
Although the existence of the interaction between sex steroids and immune system is well known, the mechanisms of this interaction are still unclear. Recently a second form of GnRH (GnRH-II) has been described in human, which is significantly expressed in immune tissues suggesting a potential function. In a recent in-vitro study it has been demonstrated that GnRH-II decreases local expression of IL-2R in peripheral lymphocytes (1). However in-vivo interactions of...