Rat resident testicular macrophages have an alternatively activated phenotype and constitutively produce interleukin-10 in vitro.

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The ability of the rodent testis to tolerate graft alloantigens and spermatogenic cell autoantigens is well known. The mechanisms underlying this "immune privilege" are poorly understood, but the numerous resident TMs have been implicated. Although it has been assumed that TMs display a phenotype consistent with immune privilege, this has not been formally established. Consequently, TMs were isolated from adult...

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