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ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2025

Current Perspectives of TLR2 Signalling in the Retina.

Rachel Dalton, Sarah Doyle

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Review in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. The recent advances in vaccine adjuvants.Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Rachel DaltonTrinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Sarah DoyleTrinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. DOYLES8@tcd.ie.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) signalling is crucial in initiating the innate immune response. Under normal conditions, TLR2 can recognise and respond to danger signals in the body and protect against damaging pathogens and molecules. However, dysregulation of this tightly controlled cascade has been implicated in various retinal disorders. There are many endogenous sterile ligands present in a degenerating retina that could lead to aberrant TLR2 activation. This culminates in an overaction of the innate immune response, which leads to an excess of pro-inflammatory cytokine production and results in a dangerous cycle of chronic inflammation. Here, we will review the evidence behind TLR2's involvement in retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) and investigate the potential therapeutic benefit of TLR2 inhibition in the retina.

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Diabetic RetinopathyMacular DegenerationRetinaSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 2AnimalsHumansImmunity, InnateTLR2 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 2AMDChronic inflammationCNVDAMPsDiabetic retinopathyInnate immune responseMyD88RetinaRPETLR2

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PMID39930184

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