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ArticleInfection and immunity2003

Role of Toll-like receptor 4 in macrophage activation and tolerance during Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection.

Qian Li, Bobby J Cherayil

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qian LiMucosal Immunology Laboratory, Combined Program in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.
Bobby J Cherayil
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Induction of Macrophage iNOS by SalmonellaR01AI048815 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHERAYIL, BOBBY JOSEPH · 2002 to 2006
$1.3M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI048815NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI48815
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role in the innate immune response, particularly in the initial interaction between the infecting microorganism and phagocytic cells, such as macrophages. We investigated the role of TLR4 during infection of primary murine peritoneal macrophages with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. We found that macrophages from the C3H/HeJ mouse strain, which carries a functionally inactive Tlr4 gene, exhibit marked impairment of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) secretion in response to S. enterica serovar Typhimurium infection. However, activation of extracellular growth factor-regulated kinase and NF-kappa B signaling pathways was relatively unaffected, as was increased expression of TNF-alpha mRNA. Furthermore, macrophage tolerance, which is associated with increased expression of the NF-kappa B p50 and p52 subunits, was induced by S. enterica serovar Typhimurium even in the absence of functional TLR4. These results indicate that during infection of macrophages by S. enterica serovar Typhimurium, TLR4 signals are required at a posttranscriptional step to maximize secretion of TNF-alpha. Signals delivered by pattern recognition receptors other than TLR4 are sufficient for the increased expression of the TNF-alpha transcript and at least some genes associated with macrophage tolerance.

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Salmonella typhimuriumAnimalsImmune ToleranceIn Vitro TechniquesMacrophage ActivationMacrophages, PeritonealMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C3HMice, Mutant StrainsModels, ImmunologicalNF-kappa BNF-kappa B p50 SubunitReceptors, Cell SurfaceRNA, MessengerMembrane GlycoproteinsNF-kappa BNF-kappa B p50 SubunitReceptors, Cell SurfaceRNA, MessengerToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like ReceptorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID12933828
PMCPMC187311
OpenAlexW2145749364

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