Toll-like Receptor 10 in Helicobacter pylori Infection
Toll-like Receptor 10 in Helicobacter pylori Infection
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2015-05-14
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Modesto Cruz
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Innate immunity plays important roles in the primary defense against pathogens, and epidemiological studies have suggested a role for Toll-like receptor 1 (TLR1) in Helicobacter pylori susceptibility. Microarray analysis of gastric biopsy specimens from H. pylori–positive and uninfected subjects showed that TLR10 messenger RNA (mRNA) levels were upregulated approximately 15-fold in infected subjects; these findings were confirmed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis. Immunohistochemical investigation showed increased TLR10 expression in the gastric epithelial cells of infected individuals. When H. pylori was cocultured with NCI-N87 gastric cells, both TLR10 and TLR2 mRNA levels were upregulated. We compared the ability of TLR combinations to mediate nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation. Compared with other TLR2 subfamily heterodimers, the TLR2/TLR10 heterodimer mediated the greatest NF-κB activation following exposure to heat-killed H. pylori or H. pylori lipopolysaccharide. We conclude that TLR10 is a functional receptor involved in the innate immune response to H. pylori infection and that the TLR2/TLR10 heterodimer functions in H. pylori lipopolysaccharide recognition.
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Nagashima H, Iwatani S, Cruz M, Jiménez Abreu JA, Uchida T, Mahachai V, Vilaichone RK, Graham DY, Yamaoka Y. Toll-like Receptor 10 in Helicobacter pylori Infection. J Infect Dis. 2015 Nov 15;212(10):1666-76.