Toll-like receptors (TLR) 2 and 4 on human sperm recognize bacterial endotoxins and mediate apoptosis  

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Youko, Fujita ; Toshihiro, Mihara ; Tetsuji, Okazaki

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Human Reproduction vol. 26 no. 10 (Oct. 2011), page 2799-2806.
Topik: REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; Peptidoglycan; Lipopolysaccharide; Sperm Motility; Sperm Apoptosis; Toll-Like Receptors
Fulltext: Hum. Reprod.-2011-Fujita-2799-806.pdf (297.21KB)

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: H07.K.2011.02 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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BACKGROUND Bacterial infections of the genital tract are one of the most serious causes of infertility in males. In some human patients with poor semen quality, leukocytospermia has been observed. Because leukocytes express the bacterial-lipopolysaccharide (LPS) responsive Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling cascade and secrete tumor necrosis factor-a, secreted cytokines comprise one, but probably not the only, class of factors that can impact sperm motility. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, we documented that bacterial endotoxins, LPS and peptidoglycan, can be detected in human semen. Furthermore, the addition of endotoxins in the absence of leukocytes directly and significantly reduced the motility and increased the apoptotic rate of both human and mouse sperm and suppressed fertilization by mouse sperm both in vivo and in vitro. The well-known LPS receptor, TLR4, and peptidoglycan receptor, TLR2, were expressed in human and mouse sperm. In Tlr2/4-/- double-mutant mice, the negative effects of endotoxins on sperm functions were blocked, suggesting that the bacterial endotoxins mediated activation of TLR-dependent pathways in sperm leading to apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS Sperm can recognize bacterial endotoxins by TLRs present in their membranes. The activated TLRs reduce sperm motility, induce sperm apoptosis and significantly impair the potential for fertilization.

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