[HTML][HTML] TLR2/4 signaling pathway mediates sperm-induced inflammation in bovine endometrial epithelial cells in vitro

MA Ezz, MA Marey, AE Elweza, T Kawai… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
We have recently shown that sperm attachment to bovine endometrial epithelial cells
(BEECs) triggers uterine local innate immunity with induction of a pro-inflammatory response …

[HTML][HTML] Sperm activate TLR2/TLR1 heterodimerization to induce a weak proinflammatory response in the bovine uterus

A Mansouri, MS Yousef, R Kowsar, N Usui… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) signaling pathway is involved in the sperm-triggered uterine
inflammatory response at insemination, but its precise mechanism at molecular-level …

A proinflammatory response of bovine endometrial epithelial cells to active sperm in vitro

AE Elweza, MA Ezz, TJ Acosta… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the cow, cryopreserved semen is inseminated into the uterus, and most of sperm are
removed by backflow and phagocytes. Nevertheless, the mechanism responsible for sperm …

[HTML][HTML] Sperm Binding to Oviduct Epithelial Cells Enhances TGFB1 and IL10 Expressions in Epithelial Cells as Well as Neutrophils In Vitro: Prostaglandin E2 As a …

MS Yousef, MA Marey, N Hambruch, H Hayakawa… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Sperm are allogenic to the female genital tract; however, oviducts provide optimal conditions
for survival and capacitation of these non-self cells until fertilization. Recently, we showed …

Sperm enter glands of preovulatory bovine endometrial explants and initiate inflammation

I Akthar, SS Suarez, VA Morillo, M Sasaki… - …, 2020 - rep.bioscientifica.com
We previously reported that sperm binding to cultured monolayers of bovine uterine
epithelial cells induces an acute inflammatory response involving the Toll-like receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Sperm interaction with the uterine innate immune system: toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) is a main sensor in cattle

I Akthar, MA Marey, Y Kim, M Shimada… - Reproduction …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
During the passage through the female reproductive tract, sperm interact with various
compartments and their immune systems. The immune system that protects the female …

Seminal plasma modulates expression of endometrial inflammatory meditators in the bovine

LA Ibrahim, JA Rizo, PLP Fontes, GC Lamb… - Biology of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Seminal plasma has conventionally been viewed as a transport and survival medium for
mammalian sperm; however, its role now extends beyond this process to actively targeting …

Toll-like receptor 4 and MYD88-dependent signaling mechanisms of the innate immune system are essential for the response to lipopolysaccharide by epithelial and …

JG Cronin, ML Turner, L Goetze, CE Bryant… - Biology of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Infection of the bovine endometrium with Gram-negative bacteria commonly causes uterine
disease. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) on cells of the immune system bind Gram-negative …

TLR4 signaling is a major mediator of the female tract response to seminal fluid in mice

JE Schjenken, DJ Glynn, DJ Sharkey… - Biology of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Seminal fluid interacts with epithelial cells lining the female reproductive tract to induce
expression of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, initiating immune tolerance …

Regulation of innate immune function in bovine oviduct epithelial cells in culture: the homeostatic role of epithelial cells in balancing Th1/Th2 response

R Kowsar, N Hambruch, J Liu, T Shimizu… - … of Reproduction and …, 2013 - jstage.jst.go.jp
This study aimed to investigate the role of epithelial cells in regulating innate immunity in
bovine oviduct epithelial cell (BOEC) culture. We studied the effect of Escherichia coli …