Abstract Number: 2512 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Birth Control May Suppress Toll-like Receptor 7-Induced Interferon-Alpha Production By Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Women
Background/Purpose: Female sex steroids are important modulators of autoimmunity. Estrogen appears to favor the development of lupus autoimmunity via activation of adaptive and innate immune…