Cutting edge: recognition of Gram-positive bacterial cell wall components by the innate immune system occurs via Toll-like receptor 2.

Innate Immune System Occurs Via Toll - Like Bacterial Cell Wall Components by the Cutting Edge : Recognition of Gram - Positive

P-17: Expression of Cell Surface Toll-Like Receptors in the Human Male Reproductive Tract

Background: Male infertility refers to the inability of a male to achieve a pregnancy in a fertile female. The root of many causes of infertility is miscommunication between immune and reproductive system. Male reproductive system is very sensitive and vulnerable, infections can hinder maturation and movement of spermatozoa lead to impaired fertility.All species need an immediate reply to the m...

P-82: The Role of Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Ectopic Pregnancy

Background: The innate immune system is our first line of defense against invading pathogens. Toll–like receptors (TLRs) have been identified as a key role in mediating the function of innate immune system which bridges the gap between innate and adaptive immunity. For example, TLR2 is able to act as a homodimer to recognize lipoteichoic acids of Gram-positive bacteria but as a heterodimer with...

Innate immune responses in murine pleural mesothelial cells: Toll-like receptor-2 dependent induction of -defensin-2 by staphylococcal peptidoglycan

Hussain T, Nasreen N, Lai Y, Bellew BF, Antony VB, Mohammed KA. Innate immune responses in murine pleural mesothelial cells: Toll-like receptor-2 dependent induction of -defensin-2 by staphylococcal peptidoglycan. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L461–L470, 2008. First published July 11, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00276.2007.—The innate immune response is mediated in part by pattern recog...

Innate immune responses in murine pleural mesothelial cells: Toll-like receptor-2 dependent induction of beta-defensin-2 by staphylococcal peptidoglycan.

The innate immune response is mediated in part by pattern recognition receptors including Toll-like receptors (TLRs). The pleural mesothelial cells (PMCs) that line the pleural surface are in direct contact with pleural fluid and accordingly carry the risk of exposure to infiltrating microorganisms or their components in an event of a complicated parapneumonic effusion. Here we show that murine...