ReviewMolecular aspects of medicine2024
Testicular immunity.
Review in Molecular aspects of medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Galectin-3 restrains T cell-driven inflammation in the testis and epididymis.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
- Prenatal road traffic noise impairs early testicular development in Sprague-Dawley offspring: pharmacological rescue by melatonin and edaravone; developmental preservation by environmental enrichment.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- Epidemiological and pathogen characteristics of symptomatic male reproductive tract infections in Hunan province: retrospective study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Gut Microbial Dysbiosis and Male Reproductive Health: Current Insights and Future Directions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- 5-ALA/FeFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Single-cell atlas of rhesus monkey testis reveals aging- and season-dependent regulation of spermatogenesis and microenvironment homeostasis.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
- Advances in immunological research on male infertility.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Review
- Cuproptosis and cuproptosis-related cell death and genes: mechanistic links to spermatogenic cell death.Cell death discovery · 2025Review
- Immune Microenvironment Dysregulation: A Contributing Factor to Obesity-Associated Male Infertility.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- IGF2BP1/HMOX1 Mediates Fate Determinations of Human Spermatogonial Stem Cells and Male Infertility via an m6A-Dependent Manner.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
The testis is a unique environment where immune responses are suppressed to allow the development of sperm that possess autoimmunogenic antigens. There are several contributors responsible for testicular immune privilege, including the blood-testis barrier, testicular immune cells, immunomodulation by Sertoli cells, and high levels of steroid hormones. Despite multiple mechanisms in place to regulate the testicular immune environment, pathogens that disrupt testicular immunity can lead to long-term effects such as infertility. If testicular immunity is disturbed, autoimmune reactions can also occur, leading to aberrant immune cell infiltration and subsequent attack of autoimmunogenic germ cells. Here we discuss cellular and molecular factors underlying testicular immunity and how testicular infection or autoimmunity compromise immune privilege. We also describe infections and autoimmune diseases that impact the testis. Further research into testicular immunity will reveal how male fertility is maintained and will help update therapeutic strategies for infertility and other testicular disorders.
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