Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 Modulate Pulmonary Inflammation and Host Factors Mediated by Outer Membrane Vesicles Derived from Acinetobacter baumannii
Marion CR, Lee J, Sharma L, Park KS, Lee C, Liu W, Liu P, Feng J, Gho YS, Dela Cruz CS. Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 Modulate Pulmonary Inflammation and Host Factors Mediated by Outer Membrane Vesicles Derived from Acinetobacter baumannii. Infection And Immunity 2019, 87: 10.1128/iai.00243-19. PMID: 31262980, PMCID: PMC6704609, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00243-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptorsPulmonary inflammationOuter membrane vesiclesToll-like receptor 2TLR4-deficient miceVentilator-associated pneumoniaWild-type miceSystemic inflammationNeutrophil recruitmentIntranasal introductionProinflammatory responseReceptor 2Acinetobacter baumanniiInflammationMouse lungHigh mortalityHost factorsWeight lossMicePneumoniaGram-negative bacteriumMembrane vesiclesGram-negative bacteriaTLR2Chemokines