Considering how biological sex impacts immune responses and COVID-19 outcomes

EP Scully, J Haverfield, RL Ursin… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
A male bias in mortality has emerged in the COVID-19 pandemic, which is consistent with
the pathogenesis of other viral infections. Biological sex differences may manifest …

Higher mortality of COVID-19 in males: sex differences in immune response and cardiovascular comorbidities

LA Bienvenu, J Noonan, X Wang… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The high mortality rate of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection is a critical concern of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic …

Androgen conspires with the CD8+ T cell exhaustion program and contributes to sex bias in cancer

H Kwon, JM Schafer, NJ Song, S Kaneko, A Li… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Sex bias exists in the development and progression of nonreproductive organ cancers, but
the underlying mechanisms are enigmatic. Studies so far have focused largely on sexual …

Androgen receptor-mediated CD8+ T cell stemness programs drive sex differences in antitumor immunity

C Yang, J Jin, Y Yang, H Sun, L Wu, M Shen, X Hong… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The incidence and mortality rates of many non-reproductive human cancers are generally
higher in males than in females. However, the immunological mechanism underlying sexual …

Sex hormone signaling and regulation of immune function

JP Hoffmann, JA Liu, K Seddu, SL Klein - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Immune responses to antigens, including innocuous, self, tumor, microbial, and vaccine
antigens, differ between males and females. The quest to uncover the mechanisms for …

Immunizing lithium metal anodes against dendrite growth using protein molecules to achieve high energy batteries

T Wang, Y Li, J Zhang, K Yan, P Jaumaux… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The practical applications of lithium metal anodes in high-energy-density lithium metal
batteries have been hindered by their formation and growth of lithium dendrites. Herein, we …

[HTML][HTML] B cell-specific XIST complex enforces X-inactivation and restrains atypical B cells

B Yu, Y Qi, R Li, Q Shi, AT Satpathy, HY Chang - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) XIST establishes X chromosome inactivation (XCI) in
female cells in early development and thereafter is thought to be largely dispensable. Here …

Worse progression of COVID‐19 in men: is testosterone a key factor?

VA Giagulli, E Guastamacchia, T Magrone, E Jirillo… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2)
disease 2019 (COVID‐19) seems to have a worse clinical course among infected men …

Immune clearance of senescent cells to combat ageing and chronic diseases

P Song, J An, MH Zou - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Senescent cells are generally characterized by permanent cell cycle arrest, metabolic
alteration and activation, and apoptotic resistance in multiple organs due to various …

Chemokines in chronic pain: cellular and molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential

BC Jiang, T Liu, YJ Gao - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic pain resulting from nerve injury, tissue inflammation, and tumor invasion or
treatment, is a major health problem impacting the quality of life and producing a significant …