Recent studies have established that sex hormones directly or indirectly affect
T and B cells and macrophages by manipulating the production of cytokines. In this
study the possibility of the effect of 5a-DHT on macrophage (MΦ) nitric oxide
(NO) release via interleukin-l, 6 (lL-1β, IL-6) or tumor necrosis factor-a (TNFα)
was investigated. The endogenous cytokines IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α were
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