Pushkala K, Gupta P D
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.
Cytobios. 2001;106(413):201-17.
Programmed cell death (PCD) is a physiologically active process which is essential for the proper functioning of any living tissue. The steroid hormones modulate the programme in the immunological and reproductive organs and tissues, such as the thymus gland, circulating thymocytes, uterus, vagina, testis, ovary and prostrate gland. The influence of steroid hormones on cell death is tissue specific; the same hormone can inhibit PCD in one tissue, and may promote PCD in another tissue. The roles of apoptosis and terminal differentiation have been examined, and the regulation of PCD by steroid hormones, assessed.
程序性细胞死亡（PCD）是一个生理活跃过程，对任何活组织的正常功能至关重要。类固醇激素调节免疫和生殖器官及组织中的程序，如胸腺、循环中的胸腺细胞、子宫、阴道、睾丸、卵巢和前列腺。类固醇激素对细胞死亡的影响具有组织特异性；同一种激素在一种组织中可抑制程序性细胞死亡，而在另一种组织中可能促进程序性细胞死亡。已经研究了细胞凋亡和终末分化的作用，并评估了类固醇激素对程序性细胞死亡的调节。
