Toll-Like Receptor-2-Mediated C-C Chemokine Receptor 3 and Eotaxin-Driven Eosinophil Influx Induced by Mycobacterium bovis BCG Pleurisy
- 1 March 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity
- Vol. 75 (3), 1507-1511
- https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.01326-06
Abstract
An acute and persistent eosinophil infiltration is observed during Mycobacterium bovis BCG pleural infection in mice. Eosinophil accumulation, lipid body formation, and eotaxin production were significantly reduced in BCG-infected Toll-like receptor-2 (TLR2)-deficient mice compared to wild-type mice. Neutralization of eotaxin or CCR3 drastically inhibited BCG-induced eosinophil accumulation and lipid body formation, indicating that BCG-induced eosinophil recruitment and activation is largely dependent of TLR2-mediated eotaxin generation.Keywords
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