Sex Differences in the Response to Viral Infections: TLR8 and TLR9 Ligand Stimulation Induce Higher IL10 Production in Males

BACKGROUND: Susceptibility to viral infections as well as their severity are higher in men than in women. Heightened antiviral responses typical of women are effective for rapid virus clearance, but if excessively high or prolonged, can result in chronic/inflammatory pathologies. We investigated whe...

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Autores principales: Torcia, Maria Gabriella, Nencioni, Lucia, Clemente, Ann Maria, Civitelli, Livia, Celestino, Ignacio, Limongi, Dolores, Fadigati, Giulia, Perissi, Eloisa, Cozzolino, Federico, Garaci, Enrico, Palamara, Anna Teresa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3387221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22768144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039853

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