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ArticleJournal of inflammation (London, England)2014

Role of toll-like receptors in human iris pigment epithelial cells and their response to pathogen-associated molecular patterns.

Kelly Mai, Jeanie Jy Chui, Nick Di Girolamo, Peter J McCluskey, Denis Wakefield

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Article in Journal of inflammation (London, England), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kelly MaiInflammation and Infection Research Centre, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Jeanie Jy ChuiInflammation and Infection Research Centre, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ; Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
Nick Di GirolamoInflammation and Infection Research Centre, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Peter J McCluskeySave Sight Institute, Sydney Eye Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Denis WakefieldInflammation and Infection Research Centre, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia ; UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
UNSW Sydney · AUUniversity of Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundToll-like receptor (TLR) activation is hypothesized to contribute to inflammatory eye disease including uveitis, yet the distribution pattern of TLRs in human uveal tissues remains poorly described. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression profile of TLRs in human iris pigment epithelial cells (IPE) at the gene and protein level and examine the effect of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as Pam3CSK4.3HCl, Poly(I:C), lipopolysaccharides (LPS from E. coli serotype O111:B4), Flagellin, MALP-2 (macrophage activating lipopeptide-2), Poly(U) and CpGODN2395 on the production of inflammatory mediators including interleukin-8 (IL-8) and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) from human IPE and retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE).

methodsRT-PCR and Western blotting was employed to investigate the expression of TLRs 1-10 in primary IPE and RPE. Secretion of IL-8 or MCP-1 following treatment with PAMPs was measured by ELISA. The role of TLR2, TLR3 and TLR4 in mediating an inflammatory response was investigated using pharmacological TLR inhibitors.

resultsIPE and RPE expressed transcripts for TLR1-6 and 8-10; and proteins for TLR1-6 and 9. IPE secreted IL-8 or MCP-1 in response to Pam3CSK4.3HCl, Poly(I:C), LPS and MALP-2, whereas RPE produced IL-8 only after Poly(I:C), LPS or MALP-2 treatment. TLR inhibitors (OxPAPC, CI-095 and chloroquine) blocked IL-8 secretion in Poly(I:C), LPS or MALP-2-treated IPE and RPE.

conclusionsOcular pigment epithelial cells respond to PAMPs through activation of TLRs, particularly TLR2, TLR3 and TLR4. Expression of TLRs in human IPE cells provides a basis for responses to many ocular pathogens and their activation may be involved in the pathogenesis of ocular inflammation.

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