Submission Date
4-27-2015
Document Type
Paper
Department
Biology
Adviser
Rebecca Roberts
Committee Member
Rebecca Roberts
Committee Member
Beth Bailey
Committee Member
Eric Williamsen
Department Chair
Kathryn Goddard
Project Description
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that is linked to increased levels of estrogen. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an environmental estrogen that may also play a role in SLE. BPA is used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins, including use in the creation of cans and plastic bottles. This study investigated the role of BPA and other bisphenols on enzyme activity in a murine model for SLE.
Recommended Citation
Cuva, Dylan T., "The Regulation of Cathepsin L Activity by Estrogen and Bisphenols A & S: Relationship to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus" (2015). Biology Honors Papers. 5.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/biology_hon/5
Included in
Biology Commons, Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Commons, Immunity Commons
