Table 1.

List of key selected genes that are regulated by estrogen in cells of innate and adaptive immune system.

Immune cell	List of genes	Reference
Neutrophil	CINC-1, CINC-2β, CINC-3, TNFα, IL-6, IL-1β	(8–10)
Macrophage	iNOS, NO, IL-6, TNFα	(12–16)
Dendritic cells	IL-6, IL-10, CXCL8, CCL2, TGFβ, IL-23, IL-12	(17, 18, 22)
Th1	IFNγ	(23–25)
Th2	IL-4	(26)
Tregs	FoxP3, PD-1, CTLA-4	(27–30)
B cells	Immunoglobulin, CD22, SHP-1, Bcl-2, VCAM-1	(31)