Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) promotes cell survival during spermatogenesis, and this effect can be blocked by infliximab, a TNF-alpha antagonist
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) promotes cell survival during spermatogenesis, and this effect can be blocked by infliximab, a TNF-a antagonist
Objective: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) has been shown to inhibit germ cell death in human seminiferous epithelium. In the present study, we wanted to explore the effects of TNF-a in the rat seminiferous epithelium and to study molecular mechanisms of germ cell apoptosis. Furthermore, the effects of infliximab were studied. Infliximab is a TNF-a antagonist used in autoimmune disorders, s...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0804-4643,1479-683X
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1510629