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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus agalactiae cause distinct infectious diseases in small children. Similarly, these bacteria elicit very different host-cell responses in vitro. Inactivated S. agalactiae by far exceeds S. pneumoniae in the activation of inflammatory cytokines and upstream signaling intermediates such as the MAP kinase JNK. The inflammatory response to both Streptococcus spp. is mediated by MyD88, an essential adapter protein of Toll-like receptors (TLRs), although the specific TLRs that are involved have not been fully resolved. Furthermore, during logarithmic growth, S. pneumoniae releases pneumolysin that interacts with TLR4 whereas S. agalactiae releases diacylated molecules that interact with TLR2/6. Interaction of these soluble bacterial products with their cognate TLRs is critical for limiting bacterial dissemination and and systemic inflammation in mice. This might be due, in part, to TLR-mediated apoptosis induced by these factors. In conclusion related streptococcal species induce specific events in TLR-mediated signal transduction. Comparative analysis of the host-cell response to these bacteria reveals molecules such as JNK as valuable targets for adjunctive sepsis therapy.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0968-0519
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
307-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Immunity, Innate, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Streptococcus agalactiae, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Streptococcus pneumoniae, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Streptolysins, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Teichoic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:17059694-Toll-Like Receptors
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Toll-like receptor-dependent discrimination of streptococci.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural