Mumps virus infection disrupts blood-testis barrier through the induction of TNF-α in Sertoli cells.
Wu H, Jiang X, Gao Y, Liu W, Wang F, Gong M, Chen R, Yu X, Zhang W, Gao B, Song C, Han D.
Wu H, et al.
FASEB J. 2019 Nov;33(11):12528-12540. doi: 10.1096/fj.201901089R. Epub 2019 Aug 26.
FASEB J. 2019.
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These findings suggest that the disruption of the BTB could be one of the mechanisms underlying MuV-impaired male fertility, in which TNF-alpha could play a critical role.-Wu, H., Jiang, X., Gao, Y., Liu, W., Wang, F., Gong, M., Chen, R., Yu, X., Zhang, W., Gao, B., …
These findings suggest that the disruption of the BTB could be one of the mechanisms underlying MuV-impaired male fertility, in which TNF-al …