Influence of Testosterone on Inflammatory Response in Testicular Cells and Expression of Transcription Factor Foxp3 in T Cells
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Influence of Testosterone on Inflammatory Response in Testicular Cells and Expression of Transcription Factor Foxp3 in T Cells. / Fijak, Monika; Damm, Lara-Jil; Wenzel, Jan-Per; Aslani, Ferial; Walecki, Magdalena; Wahle, Eva; Eisel, Florian; Bhushan, Sudhanshu; Hackstein, Holger; Baal, Nelli; Schuler, Gerhard; Konrad, Lutz; Rafiq, Amir; O'Hara, Laura; Smith, Lee B; Meinhardt, Andreas.
in: AM J REPROD IMMUNOL, Jahrgang 74, Nr. 1, 07.2015, S. 12-25.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Influence of Testosterone on Inflammatory Response in Testicular Cells and Expression of Transcription Factor Foxp3 in T Cells
AU - Fijak, Monika
AU - Damm, Lara-Jil
AU - Wenzel, Jan-Per
AU - Aslani, Ferial
AU - Walecki, Magdalena
AU - Wahle, Eva
AU - Eisel, Florian
AU - Bhushan, Sudhanshu
AU - Hackstein, Holger
AU - Baal, Nelli
AU - Schuler, Gerhard
AU - Konrad, Lutz
AU - Rafiq, Amir
AU - O'Hara, Laura
AU - Smith, Lee B
AU - Meinhardt, Andreas
N1 - © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2015/7
Y1 - 2015/7
N2 - PROBLEM: Previous studies demonstrated a strong association between low androgen levels and reduced capacity to mount an inflammatory response. However, the mechanisms underlying these observations are largely not understood.METHODS OF STUDY: Generation of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells in Leydig cell-conditioned media was determined by flow cytometry and ELISA. Influence of testosterone on cytokine response was measured in LPS-stimulated testicular macrophages, Sertoli and peritubular cells.RESULTS: Leydig cell-conditioned media dose-dependently stimulated expression of transcription factor Foxp3 and secretion of IL-10 in splenic CD4+ T cells, an effect abolished by addition of the anti-androgen flutamide. In isolated Sertoli and peritubular cells, testosterone pre-treatment suppressed the LPS-induced inflammatory response on TNF-α mRNA expression, while no effect was evident in testicular macrophages (TM).CONCLUSIONS: Androgens can influence the immune system under normal conditions by the generation and functional differentiation of regulatory T cells and in testicular inflammation by direct effect on Sertoli and peritubular cells.
AB - PROBLEM: Previous studies demonstrated a strong association between low androgen levels and reduced capacity to mount an inflammatory response. However, the mechanisms underlying these observations are largely not understood.METHODS OF STUDY: Generation of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells in Leydig cell-conditioned media was determined by flow cytometry and ELISA. Influence of testosterone on cytokine response was measured in LPS-stimulated testicular macrophages, Sertoli and peritubular cells.RESULTS: Leydig cell-conditioned media dose-dependently stimulated expression of transcription factor Foxp3 and secretion of IL-10 in splenic CD4+ T cells, an effect abolished by addition of the anti-androgen flutamide. In isolated Sertoli and peritubular cells, testosterone pre-treatment suppressed the LPS-induced inflammatory response on TNF-α mRNA expression, while no effect was evident in testicular macrophages (TM).CONCLUSIONS: Androgens can influence the immune system under normal conditions by the generation and functional differentiation of regulatory T cells and in testicular inflammation by direct effect on Sertoli and peritubular cells.
KW - Androgen Antagonists/pharmacology
KW - Animals
KW - Cell Differentiation/drug effects
KW - Cells, Cultured
KW - Chemokine CCL2/biosynthesis
KW - Culture Media, Conditioned/pharmacology
KW - Flutamide/pharmacology
KW - Forkhead Transcription Factors/biosynthesis
KW - Inflammation/immunology
KW - Interleukin-10/biosynthesis
KW - Leydig Cells/immunology
KW - Macrophages/immunology
KW - Male
KW - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
KW - Rats
KW - Rats, Wistar
KW - Sertoli Cells/immunology
KW - T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/cytology
KW - Testosterone/antagonists & inhibitors
KW - Transforming Growth Factor beta/biosynthesis
KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics
U2 - 10.1111/aji.12363
DO - 10.1111/aji.12363
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 25598450
VL - 74
SP - 12
EP - 25
JO - AM J REPROD IMMUNOL
JF - AM J REPROD IMMUNOL
SN - 1046-7408
IS - 1
ER -