Multiple TLRs activate EGFR via a signaling cascade to produce innate immune responses in airway epithelium
Koff JL, Shao MX, Ueki IF, Nadel JA. Multiple TLRs activate EGFR via a signaling cascade to produce innate immune responses in airway epithelium. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2008, 294: l1068-l1075. PMID: 18375743, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00025.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsADAM ProteinsADAM17 ProteinBronchiCells, CulturedDual OxidasesErbB ReceptorsHumansImmunity, InnateInterleukin-8NADPH OxidasesReactive Oxygen SpeciesRespiratory MucosaRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionToll-Like ReceptorsTransforming Growth Factor alphaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsToll-like receptorsTNF-alpha converting enzymeInnate immune responseMultiple Toll-like receptorsIL-8Immune responseTGF-alphaVEGF productionTLR ligandsAirway epitheliumEpithelial cellsCertain innate immune responsesEGF receptorMultiple TLR ligandsAirway epithelial surfaceAirway epithelial cell lineNormal human bronchial epithelial cellsEpithelial cell productionAirway epithelial cellsHuman bronchial epithelial cellsNADPH oxidase inhibitorBronchial epithelial cellsEpithelial cell lineReactive oxygen species (ROS) scavengerEpithelial production