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Toll-Like Receptor 4 Dependence of Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Salmonella: Importance of the Kupffer Cell Network
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Vazquez-Torres, Andrés Vallance, Bruce A. Bergman, Molly A. Finlay, B. Brett Cookson, Brad T. Jones-Carson, Jessica Fang, Ferric C. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Mammalian cells recognize LPS from Gram-negative bacteria via the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) complex. During experimental Salmonella infection, C3H/HeJ mice carrying a dominant-negative mutation in TLR4 exhibited delayed chemokine production, impaired NO generation, and attenuated cellular immune responses. However, dramatically enhanced bacterial growth within the Kupffer cell network before the recruitment of inflammatory cells appeared to be primarily responsible for the early demise of Salmonella-infected TLR4-deficient mice. LPS-TLR4 signaling plays an essential role in the generation of both innate and adaptive immune responses throughout the course of infection with Gram-negative bacteria. Alternative pattern-recognition receptors cannot completely compensate for the loss of TLR4, and compensation occurs at the expense of an increased microbial burden. |
| Ending Page | 6208 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 6202 |
| ISSN | 00221767 |
| e-ISSN | 15506606 |
| DOI | 10.4049/jimmunol.172.10.6202 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.jimmunol.org/content/jimmunol/172/10/6202.full.pdf |
| Journal | The Journal of Immunology |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Volume Number | 172 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The American Association of Immunologists |
| Publisher Date | 2004-05-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Gram Negative Bacteria Adaptive Immunity Innate and Adaptive |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Allergy Immunology |