17β-Estradiol Attenuates LPS-Induced Macrophage Inflammation In Vitro and Sepsis-Induced Vascular Inflammation In Vivo by Upregulating miR-29a-5p Expression

• Main Authors: Man-li Zhang (Author), Hui Chen (Author), Zhan Yang (Author), Man-na Zhang (Author), Xia Wang (Author), Kun Zhao (Author), Xuan Li (Author), Nan Xiu (Author), Fei Tong (Author), Ya-xuan Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Excessive release of cytokines such as IL-1β and other inflammatory mediators synthesized and secreted by macrophages is the fundamental link of uncontrolled inflammatory response in sepsis. 17β-Estradiol (E2) plays anti-inflammatory and vascular protective effects by regulating leukocyte infiltrati...