ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the relationship between Toll-like receptor and the immune regulation about inflammation by Sertoli cell in vitro.Methods:Here we examined the expression and potential functions of TLR family in rat Sertoli cells.Using our well-characterized urealyticum(UU) induced model we tested the expression changes of TLR2 and TLR6 at 12~(th),24~(th),36~(th) hours after UU infection in vitro.Results:We demonstrated that TLR2-8 are highly expressed;TLR9 and TLR10 are expressed at relatively low level;the expression of TLR1 and TLR5 are not detected in normal rat Sertoli cells.Comparing with control group,Sertoli cells express more TLR2 and TLR6 after infected by UU.Conclusion:There is some relationship between the activation of TLRs and the immune regulation about inflammation by Sertoli cell.