Ed replication of infectious agents, such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, helminthes, TNF-a can promote the synthesis of NO [36,37]. In this transgenic group, NO expressed more NO and peaked 8 hours after LPS challenge. At the same time as NO production, IL-6 and IL-8 transcription increased. This indicated that corresponding to IL-6 and IL-8, NO contributed to inflammatory and anti-inflammatory effects. In summary, Under LPS stimulation, Overexpression TLR4 animals rapidly activated the TLR4 signaling pathway. And this might help host launched the immune response against pathogen invasion and infection.sequence was amplified using Naringin site reverse transcript-PCR. For further experimentation, restriction sites of EcoRI and SmaI (NEB, Beverly, MA, USA) were added to primers. The primers were as follows: forward: ccg gaa ttc ATG GCG CGT GCC CGC CG; reverse: tcc ccc ggg gGG TGG AGG TGG TCG CTT CTT GC. The size of the amplified fragment was 2523bp. After double enzymes (EcoRI and SmaI) digestion, PCR products were connected to the vector p3S-LoxP to generate TLR4 expression vector pTLR4-3S. Then 293FT cells (Life Technologies) were transiently transfected with the pTLR4-3S. Cells were collected 24, 48, and 72 hours after transfection. The expression of TLR4 was analyzed using real-time PCR with TLR4 special primers. bactin was used as an internal standard: (TLR4 F: CTG AAT CTC TAC AAA ATC CC, R: CTT AAT TTC GCA TCT GGA TA; b-actin forward: AGA TGT GGA TCA GCA AGC AG, reverse: CCA ATC TCA TCT CGT TTT CTG), Real-time PCR reactions were carried out with a Real Master Mix SYBR Green Kit (Tiangen, China) using MX300P (Stratagene) following ML-264 protocol [38].Materials and Methods Ethics statementSuperovulation, artificial insemination, intradermic injection, and blood collection were performed at the experimental station of the China Agricultural University, and the whole procedure was carried out in strict accordance with the protocol approved by the Animal Welfare Committee of China Agricultural University (Permit Number: XK662). Sheep spleens were obtained from the Hai Dian Yong Feng slaughterhouse, a local slaughterhouse in Beijing, P.R. China.Overexpression of TLR4 sheep fetal fibroblast cells stimulated with LPSFibroblast cells were isolated and 
cultured from 3 month spontaneously aborted sheep fetuses, DMEM/F12 (Gibco, Grand Island, NY, USA) medium containing 10 FBS (Gibco, Grand Island, NY, USA) were used. pTLR4-3S were transfected into sheep fetal fibroblasts using liposomes (Lipofectamin 2000, Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA). Cells were treated with different concentrations of LPS (Sigma, Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO) (1 ng/mL, 10 ng/mL, 100 ng/mL, 1000 ng/mL), and collected at different times. TLR4, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-a transcriptions were monitored by real-time PCR. Primers specific to TNF-a, IL6, and IL-8 were used (TNF-a F: AAC AGG CCT CTG GTT CAG ACA, R: CCA TGA GGG CAT TGG CAT AC; IL-6 F: GAC ACC ACC CCA AGC AGA CTA, R: TGC CAG TGTExpression vector for TLRRNA was extracted from sheep spleens using an OMEGA kit. The TLR4 cDNA sequence was amplified using the TLR4 mRNA sequence (Genbank Accession No. 
AM981302). The TLR4 cDNAOverexpression of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in SheepCTC CTT GCT GTT; IL-8 F: TCC TGC TCT CTG CAG CTC TGT, R: GGG TGG AAA GGT GTG GAA TG).Production of transgenic TLR4 sheepSuperovulation and artificial insemination were performed in sheep. The estrous periods were synchronized with controlled internal drug-releasing insert (CIDR.Ed replication of infectious agents, such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, helminthes, TNF-a can promote the synthesis of NO [36,37]. In this transgenic group, NO expressed more NO and peaked 8 hours after LPS challenge. At the same time as NO production, IL-6 and IL-8 transcription increased. This indicated that corresponding to IL-6 and IL-8, NO contributed to inflammatory and anti-inflammatory effects. In summary, Under LPS stimulation, Overexpression TLR4 animals rapidly activated the TLR4 signaling pathway. And this might help host launched the immune response against pathogen invasion and infection.sequence was amplified using reverse transcript-PCR. For further experimentation, restriction sites of EcoRI and SmaI (NEB, Beverly, MA, USA) were added to primers. The primers were as follows: forward: ccg gaa ttc ATG GCG CGT GCC CGC CG; reverse: tcc ccc ggg gGG TGG AGG TGG TCG CTT CTT GC. The size of the amplified fragment was 2523bp. After double enzymes (EcoRI and SmaI) digestion, PCR products were connected to the vector p3S-LoxP to generate TLR4 expression vector pTLR4-3S. Then 293FT cells (Life Technologies) were transiently transfected with the pTLR4-3S. Cells were collected 24, 48, and 72 hours after transfection. The expression of TLR4 was analyzed using real-time PCR with TLR4 special primers. bactin was used as an internal standard: (TLR4 F: CTG AAT CTC TAC AAA ATC CC, R: CTT AAT TTC GCA TCT GGA TA; b-actin forward: AGA TGT GGA TCA GCA AGC AG, reverse: CCA ATC TCA TCT CGT TTT CTG), Real-time PCR reactions were carried out with a Real Master Mix SYBR Green Kit (Tiangen, China) using MX300P (Stratagene) following protocol [38].Materials and Methods Ethics statementSuperovulation, artificial insemination, intradermic injection, and blood collection were performed at the experimental station of the China Agricultural University, and the whole procedure was carried out in strict accordance with the protocol approved by the Animal Welfare Committee of China Agricultural University (Permit Number: XK662). Sheep spleens were obtained from the Hai Dian Yong Feng slaughterhouse, a local slaughterhouse in Beijing, P.R. China.Overexpression of TLR4 sheep fetal fibroblast cells stimulated with LPSFibroblast cells were isolated and cultured from 3 month spontaneously aborted sheep fetuses, DMEM/F12 (Gibco, Grand Island, NY, USA) medium containing 10 FBS (Gibco, Grand Island, NY, USA) were used. pTLR4-3S were transfected into sheep fetal fibroblasts using liposomes (Lipofectamin 2000, Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA). Cells were treated with different concentrations of LPS (Sigma, Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO) (1 ng/mL, 10 ng/mL, 100 ng/mL, 1000 ng/mL), and collected at different times. TLR4, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-a transcriptions were monitored by real-time PCR. Primers specific to TNF-a, IL6, and IL-8 were used (TNF-a F: AAC AGG CCT CTG GTT CAG ACA, R: CCA TGA GGG CAT TGG CAT AC; IL-6 F: GAC ACC ACC CCA AGC AGA CTA, R: TGC CAG TGTExpression vector for TLRRNA was extracted from sheep spleens using an OMEGA kit. The TLR4 cDNA sequence was amplified using the TLR4 mRNA sequence (Genbank Accession No. AM981302). The TLR4 cDNAOverexpression of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in SheepCTC CTT GCT GTT; IL-8 F: TCC TGC TCT CTG CAG CTC TGT, R: GGG TGG AAA GGT GTG GAA TG).Production of transgenic TLR4 sheepSuperovulation and artificial insemination were performed in sheep. The estrous periods were synchronized with controlled internal drug-releasing insert (CIDR.
