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The ACE2 receptor is also expressed in the resident testicular cells, however, SARS-CoV-2 infection and mechanisms of testicular injury are not fully understood. The testicular injury could be initiated by direct virus infection or exposure to systemic inflammatory mediators or viral antigens. We characterized SARS-CoV-2 infection in different human testicular 2D and 3D culture systems including primary Sertoli cells, Leydig cells, mixed seminiferous tubule cells (STC), and 3D human testicular organoids (HTO). Data shows that SARS-CoV-2 does not productively infect any testicular cell type. However, exposure of STC and HTO to inflammatory supernatant from infected airway epithelial cells and COVID-19 plasma decreased cell viability and resulted in the death of undifferentiated spermatogonia. Further, exposure to only SARS-CoV-2 Envelope protein caused inflammatory response and cytopathic effects dependent on TLR2, while Spike 1 or Nucleocapsid proteins did not. 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