Estrogen receptor α contributes to T cell-mediated autoimmune inflammation by promoting T cell activation and proliferation

Authors: Mohammad I, Starskaia I, Nagy T, Guo J, Yatkin E, Väänänen K, Watford WT, Chen Z

Journal: Sci Signal

Year: 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/scisignal.aap9415

Abstract

Estrogen receptor α promotes T cell activation and exacerbates autoimmune disease.