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Galectin-1 and galectin-3 in male reproduction - impact in health and disease.

Seminars in Immunopathology
2025-01-02 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Monika Fijak; Hasan H; Meinhardt A
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Monika Fijak

Iron regulatory protein 1-deficient mice exhibit hypospermatogenesis.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
2024-12-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Harrer A; Ghatpande N; Grimaldini T; Fietz D; Kumar V; Pleuger C; Fijak M; Föppl DT; Rynio LP; Schuppe HC et al.
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Monika Fijak

Interferon epsilon is produced in the testis and protects the male reproductive tract against virus infection, inflammation and damage.

PLoS pathogens
2024-12-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Rukmali Wijayarathna; de Geus ED; Genovese R; Gearing LJ; Wray-McCann G; Sreenivasan R; Hasan H; Fijak M; Stanton P; Fietz D et al.
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Monika Fijak

Monocytes expressing activin A and CCR2 exacerbate chronic testicular inflammation by promoting immune cell infiltration

Human Reproduction
2024-07-01 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0268-1161
Part of ISSN: 1460-2350
Contributors: Hiba Hasan; Wei Peng; Rukmali Wijayarathna; Eva Wahle; Daniela Fietz; Sudhanshu Bhushan; Christiane Pleuger; Ana Planinić; Stefan Günther; Kate L Loveland et al.
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Monika Fijak

T cells in testicular germ cell tumors: new evidence of fundamental contributions by rare subsets.

British journal of cancer
2024-04-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Rashidul Islam; Heyer J; Figura M; Xiaoyan Wang; Nie X; Nathaniel B; Indumathy S; Hartmann K; Christiane Pleuger; Fijak M et al.
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Monika Fijak

Role of macrophage colony stimulating factor and interferon regulatory factor 7 in modulating the immune profile of mouse testicular macrophages.

Journal of Reproductive Immunology
2023-11-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Yang Y; Kumar V; Peng W; Fijak M; Gabriela M; Cai W; Meinhardt A; Sudhanshu Bhushan
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Monika Fijak

The regional distribution of resident immune cells shapes distinct immunological environments along the murine epididymis.

eLife
2022-12-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Christiane Pleuger; Ai D; Hoppe ML; Winter LT; Bohnert D; Karl D; Guenther S; Slava Epelman; Kantores C; Fijak M et al.
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Monika Fijak

Activin A and CCR2 regulate macrophage function in testicular fibrosis caused by experimental autoimmune orchitis.

Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS
2022-11-24 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Peng W; Kepsch A; Kracht TO; Hasan H; Wijayarathna R; Wahle E; Christiane Pleuger; Bhushan S; Günther S; Kauerhof AC et al.
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Monika Fijak

Mechanism of Inflammatory Associated Impairment of Sperm Function, Spermatogenesis and Steroidogenesis.

Frontiers in endocrinology
2022-04-28 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Bone Status in a Mouse Model of Experimental Autoimmune-Orchitis

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2021-07 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Fabian Hemm; Monika Fijak; Jan Belikan; Marian Kampschulte; Thaqif El khassawna; Adrian Pilatz; Christian Heiss; Katrin Susanne Lips
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Leads to Impaired Semen Parameters, Increased Sperm DNA Fragmentation and Unfavorable Changes of Sperm Protamine mRNA Ratio

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2021-07 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Elena Berg; Petr Houska; Nils Nesheim; Hans-Christian Schuppe; Adrian Pilatz; Monika Fijak; Marc Manthey; Klaus Steger; Florian Wagenlehner; Undraga Schagdarsurengin
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Targeted disruption of galectin 3 in mice delays the first wave of spermatogenesis and increases germ cell apoptosis.

Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS
2021-01-28 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Two populations of self-maintaining monocyte-independent macrophages exist in adult epididymis and testis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021-01-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0027-8424
Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
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Monika Fijak

Immune Cell Subtypes and Their Function in the Testis

Frontiers in Immunology
2020-09-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-3224
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Monika Fijak

Pathomechanisms of Autoimmune Based Testicular Inflammation

Frontiers in Immunology
2020-09-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-3224
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Monika Fijak

Region-specific immune responses to autoimmune epididymitis in the murine reproductive tract.

Cell and tissue research
2020-05-08 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Investigation of activin A in inflammatory responses of the testis and its role in the development of testicular fibrosis.

Human reproduction (Oxford, England)
2019-08-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

[Orchitis].

Der Urologe. Ausg. A
2019-06-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Systemic LPS induces toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) expression and apoptosis in testicular mouse tissue.

Cell and tissue research
2019-04-15 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Infectious, inflammatory and ‘autoimmune’ male factor infertility: how do rodent models inform clinical practice?

Human Reproduction Update
2018-07-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1355-4786
Part of ISSN: 1460-2369
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Monika Fijak

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli virulence factor hemolysin A causes programmed cell necrosis by altering mitochondrial dynamics.

FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
2018-02-28 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Galectin-1 enhances TNFα-induced inflammatory responses in Sertoli cells through activation of MAPK signalling.

Scientific reports
2018-02-27 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

The Immune Privilege of the Testis

Immune Infertility
2017 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9783319407869
Part of ISBN: 9783319407883
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Monika Fijak

Induction of experimental autoimmune orchitis in mice: responses to elevated circulating levels of the activin-binding protein, follistatin.

Reproduction (Cambridge, England)
2017-06-30 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Resistance to apoptosis and autophagy leads to enhanced survival in Sertoli cells.

Molecular human reproduction
2017-06-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Characterization of the Micro-Environment of the Testis that Shapes the Phenotype and Function of Testicular Macrophages.

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
2017-05-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Testicular activin and follistatin levels are elevated during the course of experimental autoimmune epididymo-orchitis in mice.

Scientific reports
2017-02-13 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Androgen receptor modulates Foxp3 expression in CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T-cells.

Molecular biology of the cell
2015-06-10 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Testosterone therapy in men with Crohn's disease improves the clinical course of the disease: data from long-term observational registry study.

Hormone molecular biology and clinical investigation
2015-06-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Differential activation of inflammatory pathways in testicular macrophages provides a rationale for their subdued inflammatory capacity.

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
2015-04-27 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Influence of Testosterone on Inflammatory Response in Testicular Cells and Expression of Transcription Factor Foxp3 in T Cells.

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)
2015-01-19 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Targeting high mobility group box protein 1 ameliorates testicular inflammation in experimental autoimmune orchitis.

Human reproduction (Oxford, England)
2014-12-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Autoantibodies against protein disulfide isomerase ER-60 are a diagnostic marker for low-grade testicular inflammation.

Human reproduction (Oxford, England)
2014-09-08 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Experimental Escherichia coli epididymitis in rats: assessment of testicular involvement in a long-term follow-up.

Andrologia
2014-02-16 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Characterization of dendritic cells in testicular draining lymph nodes in a rat model of experimental autoimmune orchitis.

International journal of andrology
2011-06-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Testosterone replacement effectively inhibits the development of experimental autoimmune orchitis in rats: evidence for a direct role of testosterone on regulatory T cell expansion.

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
2011-03-25 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Immunoprivileged sites: the testis.

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
2011-01-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

The Immune Privilege of the Testis

Immune Infertility
2009 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9783642013782
Part of ISBN: 9783642013799
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Monika Fijak

Testicular infection: microorganisms, clinical implications and host-pathogen interaction.

Journal of reproductive immunology
2009-12-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein h1, a novel nuclear autoantigen.

Clinical chemistry
2009-03-05 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Testicular innate immune defense against bacteria.

Molecular and cellular endocrinology
2008-11-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli block MyD88-dependent and activate MyD88-independent signaling pathways in rat testicular cells.

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
2008-04-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Expression of co-stimulatory molecules, chemokine receptors and proinflammatory cytokines in dendritic cells from normal and chronically inflamed rat testis.

Molecular human reproduction
2007-09-20 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

The testis in immune privilege.

Immunological reviews
2006-10-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Development of testicular inflammation in the rat involves activation of proteinase-activated receptor-2.

The Journal of pathology
2006-04-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Identification of a dendritic cell population in normal testis and in chronically inflamed testis of rats with autoimmune orchitis.

Cell and tissue research
2006-01-24 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak

Identification of immunodominant autoantigens in rat autoimmune orchitis.

The Journal of pathology
2005-10-01 | Journal article
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Monika Fijak