TLR9 activation dampens the early inflammatory response to paracoccidioides bra...

• Author(s): Menino, João F. ; Saraiva, Margarida ; Alves, Ana G. Gomes ; Silva, Diogo ; Sturme, Mark H. J. ; Gomes, Jéssica Angélica Rezende ; Pedrosa, Jorge ; Catro, António G. ; Rodrigues, Fernando José dos Santos
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/25192
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Background: Paracoccidioides brasiliensis causes paracoccidioidomycosis, one of the most prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America. Thus, understanding the characteristics of the protective immune response to P. brasiliensis is of interest, as it may reveal targets for disease control. The initiation of the immune response relies on the activation of pattern recognition receptors, among which are TLRs. Both TLR2 and TLR4 have been implicated in the recognition of P. brasiliensis and regulation of the immune response. However, the role of TLR9 during the infection by this fungus remains unclear.