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Androgen-replacement therapy depresses the ex vivo production of inflammatory cytokines by circulating antigen-presenting cells in aging type-2 diabetic men with partial androgen deficiency
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Androgens are considered to have immunomodulatory effects but their cellular mechanisms of action remain largely unknown. In the present study we prospectively analyzed the serial effects of androgen-replacement therapy on both the distribution of peripheral blood lymphocytes, monocytes and dendritic cells as well as on the production of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) inflammatory cytokines by circulating monocytes and CD33 myeloid, CD16 and plasmacytoid dendritic cell subsets, the most potent antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in type-2 diabetic men with partial androgen deficiency. Analyses were performed before therapy and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment with 150 mg testosterone enanthate every 2 weeks in a group of 13 type-2 diabetic men. Our results show for the first time that testosterone-replacement therapy is associated with a reduction or complete abrogation of spontaneous ex vivo production of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNFα by APCs. Meanwhile, the in vitro production of inflammatory cytokines by these cells after stimulation with lipopolysaccharide plus recombinant human interferon-γ remained unchanged, suggesting that APCs preserve their constitutive machinery to produce inflammatory cytokines under androgen treatment. These results confirm and extend previous observations about the anti-inflammatory effects of androgen therapy on APCs in a new, previously unexplored model of androgen deficiency; namely, aging type-2 diabetic men. A decreased production of inflammatory cytokines by APCs might have important consequences for sex differences in susceptibility to autoimmune diseases, inflammatory response to injury and atheromatosis.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Corrales, J. J., Almeida, M., Burgo, R., Mories, M. T., Miralles, J. M., & Orfao, A.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Salamanca (ES)
- Complejo Hospitalario de Salamanca (ES)
- Venue
- Journal of Endocrinology
- Publisher
- Bioscientifica
- Published
- 2006-06
- Volume
- 189
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 595-604
- ISSN
- 0022-0795 (ISSN-L)
- 1479-6805
- OpenAlex
- W2139503270
- Cited by
- 110
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Keywords
- testosterone replacement therapy, testosterone enanthate, androgen deficiency, type 2 diabetes, older men, antigen-presenting cells, dendritic cells, monocytes, inflammatory cytokines, IL-1β, interleukin-6, TNF-α, immunomodulation, atheromatosis
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Androgens, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Antigen-Presenting Cells, Depression, Chemical, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Humans, Interleukin-1, Lymphocytes, Male, Middle Aged, Testosterone, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Interleukin-6, Case-Control Studies, Lymphocyte Subsets, Cytokines, Lymphocyte Count, Statistics, Nonparametric, Hormone Replacement Therapy
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