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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 180, Issue 6, Pages 4308-4315Publisher
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.6.4308
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Neutrophils are the first immune cells to migrate into infected tissue sites. Therefore an important step in the initiation of an immune response is the synthesis of the neutrophil-recruiting chemokines. In this in vivo study in mice, we show that resident tissue macrophages are the source of the major neutrophil chemoattractants, KC and MIP-2. Synthesis of these chemokines is rapidly regulated at the transcriptional level by signaling throughTLR2, TLR3, and TLR4 that have diverse specificities for pathogens. The major and alternative TLR signaling pathways are characterized by the adaptor proteins MyD88 or TRIF, respectively. KC and MIP-2 are both produced by signaling through MyD88. However MIP-2, but not KC, is also synthesized through the TRIF adaptor protein, identifying it as a new product of this alternative pathway. Use of both pathways by TLR4 ensures maximal levels of KC and MIP-2 that lead to robust neutrophil recruitment. However the MIP-2 generated exclusively by the TRIF pathway is still sufficient to cause an influx of neutrophils. In summary we show that TLR signaling by tissue macrophages directly controls the synthesis of neutrophil-attracting chemokines that are essential for the earliest recruitment step in the innate immune response to microbial challenge.
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