Toll-like receptors as an escape mechanism from the host defense
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2004.09.004
Toll-like receptors as an escape mechanism from the host defense
Abstract
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are probably the most important class of pattern-recognition receptors. Recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) by TLRs, either alone or in heterodimerization with other TLR or non-TLR receptors, induces the production of signals that are responsible for the activation of genes important for an effective host defense, especially those of proinflammatory cytokines. Recent studies also suggest that pathogenic microorganisms can modulate or interfere with TLR-mediated pattern recognition and can use TLRs as an escape mechanism from the host defense. Three major TLR-mediated escape mechanisms have been identified: TLR2-induced immunosuppression, especially through induction of interleukin (IL)-10 release; blockade of TLR recognition; and TLR-mediated induction of viral replication. Thus, TLR signals are not only beneficial to the host, but in certain situations the activation of particular TLR responses by microorganisms might serve as an escape mechanism from the host defense.
Comment in
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TLR2: for or against Candida albicans?Trends Microbiol. 2005 Jul;13(7):298-9; discussion 299-301. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2005.05.003. Trends Microbiol. 2005. PMID: 15927471 No abstract available.
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