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Associations between daily alcohol consumption and systemic lupus erythematosus-related cytokines and chemokines among US female nurses without SLE.

Jill HahnCianna LeatherwoodSusan MalspeisXinyi LiuBing LuAndrea L RobertsJeffrey A SparksElizabeth W KarlsonCandace H FeldmanMelissa E MunroeJudith A JamesLaura D KubzanskyKaren H Costenbader
Published in: Lupus (2020)
In this study of female nurses, moderate alcohol consumption was associated with lower stem cell factor levels, suggesting a plausible mechanism through which alcohol may lower systemic lupus erythematosus risk might be by decreasing circulating stem cell factor.
Keyphrases
  • alcohol consumption
  • systemic lupus erythematosus
  • stem cells
  • disease activity
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • high intensity
  • cell therapy
  • mesenchymal stem cells