ReviewTrends in microbiology2021
The Interplay of Sex Steroids, the Immune Response, and the Intestinal Microbiota.
Review in Trends in microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- Perturbations in gut microbiota composition in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Combination metformin and liraglutide in PCOS: clinical efficacy in women and preclinical insights from gut microbiome modulation in rats.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Trial
- Sex-dependent mechanisms in rheumatic diseases.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2026Review
- Vibrio cholerae-synthesized tryptophan activates innate immune signaling in enteroendocrine cells via phosphorylation of the nuclear receptor ultraspiracle.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Genome-resolved gut microbial guild and fecal metabolic signatures associated with post-weaning estrus return in sows.Animal microbiome · 2026Article
- Atopic Dermatitis Beyond Cutaneous Inflammation: The Interplay Between Progesterone, Testosterone, Gut Microbiota, and Immune Dysregulation.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- High-resolution metabolomic analysis of stool reveals expanded biomarkers ofMicrobiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Microbial messengers: decoding the gut microbiota's role in bone health through immunomodulation and exosomal signaling.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Review
- Sex-specific microbiome-host interactions: from infection to chronic disease-call for papers.mSystems · 2026Article
- When Checkpoint Inhibitors Break Barriers: Mechanisms and Challenges of irAEs of the Skin, Gastrointestinal Tract, and Lung.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026Review
- Gut microbiota dysbiosis and aromatic amino acid metabolism alterations: a multi-omics analysis of cognitive impairment following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Multi-omics analysis reveals maternal gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids and progesterone are associated with offspring birth weight in sows.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Sex Hormone Androgen Elevates Blood Pressure Through Gut Microbiota-TMAO Pathway.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2025Article
- Dietary fiber derived short-chain fatty acids as a critical driver of the gut-bone axis in animal bone health: A review.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2025Review
- The role of microbiota and toll-like receptors in polycystic ovary syndrome: regulatory mechanisms of androgen metabolism.Endocrine connections · 2025Review
- Microbiota-derived bile acids antagonize the host androgen receptor and drive anti-tumor immunity.Cell · 2025Article
- Sex-Related Differences in Immunotherapy Toxicities: Insights into Dimorphic Responses.Cancers · 2025Review
- 17α-Methyltestosterone Affected Growth, Gonadal Development, and Intestinal Microbial Analysis in the Giant Freshwater Prawn (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Gut-X axis.iMeta · 2025Review
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Abstract
The role of sex steroids in mammalian maturation is well established. Recently, it has been increasingly appreciated that sex steroids also play an important role in the propensity of adults to develop a myriad of diseases. The exposure and responsiveness of tissues to sex steroids varies among individuals and between the sexes, and this has been correlated with gender-specific differences in the composition of the intestinal microbiota and in susceptibility to metabolic, autoimmune, and neoplastic diseases. Here we focus on recent studies that demonstrate an interplay between sex steroids, the intestinal immune response, and the intestinal microbiota. While correlations between biological sex, the intestinal innate immune response, intestinal inflammation, and intestinal microbiota have been established, many gaps in our knowledge prevent the emergence of an overarching model for this complex interaction. Such a model could aid in the development of prebiotic, probiotic, or synthetic therapeutics that decrease the risk of autoimmune, metabolic, neoplastic, and infectious diseases of the intestine and mitigate the particular health risks faced by individuals receiving sex steroid treatment.
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