Toll-like Receptor 4: A Promising Therapeutic Target for Pneumonia Caused by Gram-negative Bacteria

Overview

Journal J Cell Mol Med

Specialties Cell Biology
Molecular Biology

Date 2019 Jul 28

PMID 31350813

Citations 12

Authors

Junying Ding

Qingquan Liu

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Abstract

Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) emerge as important pathogens causing pulmonary infection, which can develop into sepsis due to bacterial resistance to antibiotics. GNB pneumonia poses a huge social and economic burden all over the world. During GNB infection in the lung, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) can form a complex with MD2 and CD14 after recognizing lipopolysaccharide of GNB, initiate the MyD88- and TRIF-dependent signalling pathways and stimulate host non-specific immune response. In this review, we summarize recent progress in our understanding of the role of TLR4 in GNB pneumonia. The latest experimental results, especially in TLR4 knockout animals, suggest a promising potential of targeting TLR4 signalling pathway for the treatment of GNB pneumonia. Furthermore, we highlight the benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine as novel candidates for the therapy of GNB pneumonia due to the modulation of TLR4 signalling pathway. Finally, we discuss the promise and challenge in the development of TLR4-based drugs for GNB pneumonia.

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