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Cutting-edge report: TLR10 plays a role in mediating bacterial peptidoglycan-induced trophoblast apoptosis.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 May 2013
Mulla Melissa J, Myrtolli Kledia, Tadesse Serkalem, Stanwood Nancy L, Gariepy Aileen, Guller Seth, Norwitz Errol R, Abrahams Vikki M
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PROBLEM: There is a strong correlation between intrauterine bacterial infection and preterm labor. While inflammation is a common mechanism, certain pathogens may trigger placental apoptosis. TLR2 activation by gram-positive bacterial peptidoglycan (PDG) induces first-trimester trophoblast apoptosis and decreased IL-6 secretion. This is dependent upon the presence of TLR1 and the absence of TLR6 and both TLR2...
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