Fertility and sterility
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Fertility and sterility · Oct 2004
17beta-estradiol and progesterone do not influence the production of cytokines from lipopolysaccharide-stimulated monocytes in humans.
To test whether 17beta-estradiol or progesterone influence the cytokine productive capacity of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated monocytes in humans. ⋯ We could not find evidence for a causal relationship between 17beta-estradiol or progesterone and TNF-alpha- or IL-1beta-production. We conclude that 17beta-estradiol and progesterone do not influence the cytokine-production capacity of LPS-stimulated monocytes in humans.