Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Dendritic cells (DCs) are considered as main regulators of immune system. Functional properties of DCs depend on their subtype, maturation status, interaction with other immune cells as well as environmental factors including hormones. Recently, we have shown a direct, independent of TSH, regulatory influence of thyroid hormones on human DCs function. The aim of the present study was to analyze ex vivo the effect of systemically administered TSH on human...