Regulation of Inflammatory Responses: Influence of Sex and Gender. Workshop Summary. Held in Bethesda, Maryland on September 19-20, 2006

摘要

On September 1920, 2006, the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Womens Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases convened a workshop on the influence of sex and gender on the regulation of inflammatory responses. During this workshop, researchers from across the United States and the world presented their research to provide participants with a state of the science. The first session provided a basic foundation of what inflammation is, and subsequent sessions explored sex differences in the burden of disease and response to insult, cellular and molecular mechanisms in inflammation, and emerging strategies to treat inflammatory diseases. These presentations were followed by discussions in which workshop participants identified gaps in knowledge, research needs, and opportunities for future research. Recommendations for research opportunities will be incorporated into a trans-NIH initiative on inflammation.