Article
Polymorphisms of toll-like receptors 2 and 9 and severity and prognosis of bacterial meningitis in Chinese children.
Scientific reports - 16 Feb 2017
Zhang Pingping, Zhang Nan, Liu Linlin, Zheng Kai, Zhu Liang, Zhu Junping, Cao Lina, Jiang Yiyuan, Liu Gang, He Qiushui
Abstract excerpt
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a crucial role in innate immunity, protecting the host from bacterial pathogens. We investigated whether bacterial meningitis (BM) in children was associated with gene polymorphisms in TLR2 (rs3804099), TLR3 (rs3775291 and rs3775290) and TLR9 (rs352139 and rs352140). Blood samples were taken from 218 child patients with confirmed BM and 330 healthy adult controls (HC) and...
