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To review the role of TLR2 in pathogen recognition and evaluate how canonical and non-canonical signaling pathways modulate host defense versus inflammatory pathology.

January 1, 2012Frontiers in ImmunologyOpen Access

The Role of TLR2 in Infection and Immunity

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LNLaura de Oliveira NascimentoUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)PMPaola MassariTufts University LWLee M. WetzlerBoston University

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Review outlines TLR2-mediated pathogen recognition during microbial infection, highlighting the balance between host protection and inflammatory disease pathology.

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To review the role of TLR2 in pathogen recognition and evaluate how canonical and non-canonical signaling pathways modulate host defense versus inflammatory pathology.
Synthesized evidence on TLR2 heterodimerization with TLR1 and TLR6 across diverse pathogen classes, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
Evaluated canonical and non-canonical inflammatory signaling cascades initiated by pathogen-associated molecular patterns.
Heterodimerization of TLR2 with TLR1 or TLR6 initiates early innate defenses and drives subsequent adaptive immune development against broad pathogen classes.
TLR2-driven inflammatory responses can serve dual roles, providing protective immunity against infection or driving pathological tissue injury depending on the context.

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Nascimento et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56f8775589c71d767d970 https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00079

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Review outlines TLR2-mediated pathogen recognition during microbial infection, highlighting the balance between host protection and inflammatory disease pathology.

The Role of TLR2 in Infection and Immunity

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