Lack of association between TLR4 polymorphism and severe gram-negative bacterial infection in neonates

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Ozgur T. T., Yel L., YİĞİT Ş., Mesci L., Sanal O., Tezcan I., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.39, sa.3, ss.423-427, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-0811-20
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.423-427
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: Gram-negative microorganisms are responsible for a significant percentage of systemic bacterial infections in neonates, which tend to progress to sepsis. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), one of the receptors in the innate immune system, binds to the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) present on gram-negative bacteria. Following ligation, a cascade of cellular signals leads to activation of NF kappa B, resulting in the generation Of Such proinflammatory cytokines as TNF alpha, IL-1, IL-2, and IL-6. These are the mediators of inflammation, which is the cellular response to activation of the innate immune system. As such, TLR4 appears to be a very likely candidate involved in the immediate immune response to grain-negative bacteria. Two polymorphisms in the TLR4 gene, Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile, cause a reduction in inflammatory cytokine response to LPS. We sought to determine if there was any correlation between these polymorphisms and severe gram-negative infection in neonates.