Reposted by Geoffroy Laumet
New research highlights a key sex difference in pain resolution: in males, androgen signaling promotes IL-10+ monocytes that "switch off" pain after inflammation. Congrats to the Laumet Lab team on this fantastic paper! @geoffroylaumey.bsky.social buff.ly/61wyU5C
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Monocyte-derived IL-10 drives sex differences in pain duration
Peripheral monocytes and IL-10 are associated with shorter pain duration in males in both mice and humans.