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IMMUNITY
Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages 246-257Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2007.12.012
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [2T32 HL 007517] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDCR NIH HHS [R01 DE018503] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK 61707] Funding Source: Medline
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The cytosolic sensors Nod1 and Nod2 and Toll-like receptors (TLRs) activate defense signaling pathways in response to microbial stimuli. However, the role of Nod1 and Nod2 and their interplay with TLRs during systemic bacterial infection remains poorly understood. Here, we report that macrophages or mice made insensitive to TLRs by previous exposure to microbial ligands remained responsive to Nod1 and Nod2 stimulation. Furthermore, Nod1 - and Nod2-mediated signaling and gene expression are enhanced in TLR-tolerant macrophages. Further analyses revealed that innate immune responses induced by bacterial infection relied on Nod1 and Nod2 and their adaptor RICK in macrophages pretreated with TLR ligands but not in naive macrophages. In addition, bacterial clearance upon systemic infection with L. monocytogenes was critically dependent on Nod1 and Nod2 when mice were previously stimulated with lipopolysaccharide or E coli. Thus, Nod1 and Nod2 are important for microbial recognition and host defense after TLR stimulation.
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