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FASEB JOURNAL
Volume 19, Issue 2, Pages 872-+Publisher
FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL
DOI: 10.1096/fj.04-3211fje
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sepsis; inflammatory response syndrome; extracellular matrix; heparan sulfate
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL46810] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAID NIH HHS [AI53733] Funding Source: Medline
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Signaling through Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is thought to initiate innate and adaptive immune responses. Signaling of TLR4 is usually studied using isolated cells, which are activated by subnanomolar concentrations of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). However, in normal tissues, cells bearing TLR4 reside in microenvironments containing large amounts of endogenous substances that can stimulate the receptor. We developed an in vitro model system using the human cell line HEK 293 and an in vivo model using mice that have normal or that lack TLR4 receptors to study how TLR4 functions in such microenvironments. Here we report that signaling through TLR4 is strongly inhibited by intact extracellular matrix and that inhibition is abrogated and endogenous agonist(s) are liberated when the matrix is degraded. Thus, release from inhibition rather than direct stimulation by agonists such as LPS is the critical first event by which TLR4 initiates immune responses.
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