A TPL2 (MAP3K8) disease-risk polymorphism increases TPL2 expression thereby leading to increased pattern recognition receptor-initiated caspase-1 and caspase-8 activation, signalling and cytokine secretion
Hedl M, Abraham C. A TPL2 (MAP3K8) disease-risk polymorphism increases TPL2 expression thereby leading to increased pattern recognition receptor-initiated caspase-1 and caspase-8 activation, signalling and cytokine secretion. Gut 2015, 65: 1799. PMID: 26215868, PMCID: PMC5106344, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaspase-8 activationMonocyte-derived macrophagesAutocrine IL-1βIL-18 secretionHost-microbial interactionsCytokine secretionHuman monocyte-derived macrophagesHuman myeloid cellsMyeloid cellsCaspase-1Intestinal myeloid cellsPattern recognition receptorsOligomerisation domainIL-1βPrimary human myeloid cellsReal-time PCRFunctional consequencesTpl2NFκB signalingRecognition receptorsRNA expressionIntestinal immune homeostasisERKMyeloid-derived cellsJNK