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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, April 2009, p. 240-273, Vol. 22, No. 2
0893-8512/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CMR.00046-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Pathogen Recognition and Inflammatory Signaling in Innate Immune Defenses

Trine H. Mogensen* Author Bios

Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark

Summary: The innate immune system constitutes the first line of defense against invading microbial pathogens and relies on a large family of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which detect distinct evolutionarily conserved structures on pathogens, termed pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Among the PRRs, the Toll-like receptors have been studied most extensively. Upon PAMP engagement, PRRs trigger intracellular signaling cascades ultimately culminating in the expression of a variety of proinflammatory molecules, which together orchestrate the early host response to infection, and also is a prerequisite for the subsequent activation and shaping of adaptive immunity. In order to avoid immunopathology, this system is tightly regulated by a number of endogenous molecules that limit the magnitude and duration of the inflammatory response. Moreover, pathogenic microbes have developed sophisticated molecular strategies to subvert host defenses by interfering with molecules involved in inflammatory signaling. This review presents current knowledge on pathogen recognition through different families of PRRs and the increasingly complex signaling pathways responsible for activation of an inflammatory and antimicrobial response. Moreover, medical implications are discussed, including the role of PRRs in primary immunodeficiencies and in the pathogenesis of infectious and autoimmune diseases, as well as the possibilities for translation into clinical and therapeutic applications.

* Mailing address: Department of Infectious Diseases, Skejby Hospital, Brendstrupgaardsvej, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. Phone: 45 89498499. Fax: 45 89498310. E-mail: trine.mogensen{at}dadlnet.dk

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, April 2009, p. 240-273, Vol. 22, No. 2
0893-8512/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CMR.00046-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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