Toll-like receptors and signalling in spermatogenesis and testicular responses to inflammation--a perspective.

Abstract:

:It is self-evident that infection and inflammation in the reproductive tract can inhibit male fertility, but the observation that fertility may also be compromised by systemic inflammation and disease is more difficult to explain. Recent studies implicating microbial pattern-recognition receptors, such as the Toll-like receptors (TLRs), as well as inflammatory cytokines and their signalling pathways, in testicular function have cast new light on this mysterious link between infection/inflammation and testicular dysfunction. It is increasingly evident that signalling pathways normally involved in controlling inflammation play fundamental roles in regulating Sertoli cell activity and responses to reproductive hormones, in addition to promoting immune responses within the testis. Many of the negative effects of inflammation on spermatogenesis may be attributed to elevated production of inflammation-related gene products within the circulation and the testis, which subsequently exert disruptive effects on spermatogenic cell development and survival, as well as the ability of the Sertoli cells to provide support for spermatogenesis. These interactions have important implications for testicular dysfunction and disease, and may eventually provide new opportunities for therapeutic interventions.

journal_name

J Reprod Immunol

authors

Hedger MP

doi

10.1016/j.jri.2011.01.010

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-03-01 00:00:00

pages

130-41

issue

2

eissn

0165-0378

issn

1872-7603

pii

S0165-0378(11)00016-7

journal_volume

88

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