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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2011, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (9): 1072-1076.

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Anti-inflammatory mechanism of estrogens

SUN Ai-jing, XU Xian-xiang, XU Rui-an   

  1. Institute of Molecular Medicine, Huaqiao University & Engineering Research Center of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Quanzhou 362021, Fujian, China
  • Received:2011-06-09 Revised:2011-08-28 Online:2011-09-26 Published:2011-10-11

Abstract: As an important hormone in vivo, estrogen is of a variety of biological activities beyond a modulator of reproductive system. It has been reported that anti-inflammatory effects of estrogens are obvious, and their mechanisms are very complicated. The present paper gives an overview of the anti-inflammatory mechanism of estrogens.

Key words: Estrogen, Anti-inflammation, Mechanism

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