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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Role of toll-like receptors in pulmonary immunity: mechanisms and therapeutic implications.

Zhuojian Qu, Zhiliang Guo, Chunjuan Yang, Xiumei Guan, Min Cheng, Pingping Wang, Donghua Xu

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Zhuojian Qu *School of Basic Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Zhiliang Guo *Department of Spine Surgery, The 80th Group Army Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), Weifang, China.
Chunjuan Yang *Medical Research Center, Weifang People's Hospital, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Xiumei Guan *School of Basic Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Min ChengSchool of Basic Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Pingping WangDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.
Donghua XuMedical Research Center, Weifang People's Hospital, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) belong to the family of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), playing critical roles in linking innate with adaptive immunity by recognizing pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). TLRs and TLR signaling pathways serve as not only the first line of pulmonary defense against pathogens infection but crucial factors in maintaining pulmonary immune homeostasis. However, aberrant activation of TLR signaling leads to inflammation and immune dysregulations, contributing to various pulmonary diseases, including inflammation, infection, fibrosis, and malignancy. This review summarizes the updated roles of TLRs and TLR signaling in lung development and the establishment and regulation of pulmonary region-specific immunity. We further elucidate the involvement of TLRs and TLR signaling in the onset and progression of lung diseases, such as infections, fibrosis, malignancies, and immune disorders. It would provide updated insights into the exploration of novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies targeting TLRs and TLR signaling in pulmonary diseases.

Indexed as

LungLung DiseasesToll-Like ReceptorsAnimalsHumansImmunity, InnateSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptorshomeostasisinfectionspattern recognition receptorpulmonary immunitytoll-like receptor

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PMID41293166
PMCPMC12640854

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