Pathomechanisms of Autoimmune Based Testicular Inflammation

Pathomechanisms of Autoimmune Based Testicular Inflammation

Infection and inflammation of the male reproductive tract are relevant causes of infertility. Inflammatory damage occurs in the special immunosuppressive microenvironment of the testis, a hallmark termed testicular immune privilege, which allows tolerance to neo-antigens from developing germ cells a...

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Main Authors: Livia Lustig, Vanesa A. Guazzone, María S. Theas, Christiane Pleuger, Patricia Jacobo, Cecilia V. Pérez, Andreas Meinhardt, Monika Fijak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
testicular inflammation
autoimmunity
experimental autoimmune orchitis (EAO)
infertility
testis immunoregulation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.583135/full

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