Editorial

Baulieu E. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA): A fountain of youth? J Clin Endo Metab 1997; 81: 3147-3151.

Blauer KL , Poth M. , Rogers WM , Bernton EW Dehydroepiandrosterone antagonizes the suppressive effects of dexamethasone on lymphocyte proliferation. Endocrinology 1991; 129: 3174-3179.

Morales AJ , Nolan JJ , Nelson JC , Yen Scc. Effects of replacement dose dehydroepiandrosterone in men and women of advancing age. J Clin Endo Metab 1994; 78: 1360-1367.

Jakubowicz DJ , Beer NA , Beer RM , Nestler JE Disparate effects of weight reduction by diet on serum dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate levels in obese men and women. J Clin Endo Metab 1995; 80: 3373— 3376.

Spencer Nfl et al. Does DHEAS restore immune competence in aged animals through its capacity to function as a natural modulator of peroxisome activities? In: Bellino FL, Daynes RD, Hornsby PJ, Lavren DH, Nestler JE (eds). Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and Aging. New York Academy of Sciences: New York, 1996, 200 pp.

Daynes RA , Dudley DJ , Araneo BA Regulaton of murine lymphokine production in vivo II. Dehydroepiandrosterone is a natural enhancer of interleukin 2 synthesis by helper T cells. J Immunol 1990; 20: 793-802.

Daynes RA , Araneo BA Programming of lymphocyte responses to activation: extrinsic factors, provided microenvironmentally, confer flexibility and compartmentalization to T cell function. Chem Immunol 1992; 54: 1-20.

Williams PJ , Jones Rhv , Rademacher TW Reduction in the incidence and severity of collagen-induced arthritis in DBA/1 mice, using exogenous dehydroepiandrosterone. Arth Rheum 1997; 40: 907-911.

Lucas JA , Ahmed SA , Casey MI , MacDonald PC Prevention of autoantibody formation and prolonged survival in New Zealand black/ white F1 mice fed dehydroepiandrosterone. J Clin Invest 1985; 75: 2091-2094.

Lahita RG , Bradlow HL , Kunkel HG , Fishman J. Increased oxidation of testosterone in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arth Rheum 1983; 26: 1517-1521.

Lahita RG et al. Low plasma androgens in women with systemic lupus erythematosus . Arth Rheum 1987; 30: 241-248.

Terres G. , Morrison SL , Habicht GL A quantitative difference in the immune response between male and female mice . Proc Exp Biol Med 1968; 27: 664.

Lahita RG , Cheng CY , Monder C. , Bardin CW Experience with 19-nortestosterone in the therapy of systemic lupus erythematosus: worsened disease after treatment with 19-nortestosterone in men and lack of improvement in women. J Rheumatol 1992; 19: 547-555.

Fretwell M. , Altman LO Exacerbation of a lupus erythematosus-like syndrome during treatment of non-C 1 esterase inhibitor dependent angioedema with danazol. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1982; 69: 306-310.

Araneo BA , Daynes RA Dehydroepiandrosterone functions as more than an antiglucocorticoid in preserving immunocompetence after thermal injury. Endocrinology 1995; 136: 393-401.

Hennebold JD , Daynes RA Regulation of macrophage dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate metabolism by inflammatory cytokines. Endocrinology 1994; 135: 67-75.

van Vollenhoven R. , Engleman EG , McGuire JL. An open study of dehydroepiandrosterone in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arth Rheum 1994; 37: 1305-1310.

vanVollenhoven R. , Engleman EG , McGuire JL. Dehydroepiandrosterone in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arth Rheum 1995; 38: 1826-1831.