Pathogen induction of CXCR4/TLR2 cross-talk impairs host defense function
- 9 September 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 105 (36), 13532-13537
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0803852105
Abstract
We report a mechanism of microbial evasion of Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated immunity that depends on CXCR4 exploitation. Specifically, the oral/systemic pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis induces cross-talk between CXCR4 and TLR2 in human monocytes or mouse macrophages and undermines host defense. This is accomplished through its surface fimbriae, which induce CXCR4/TLR2 co-association in lipid rafts and interact with both receptors: Binding to CXCR4 induces cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) signaling, which in turn inhibits TLR2-mediated proinflammatory and antimicrobial responses to the pathogen. This outcome enables P. gingivalis to resist clearance in vitro and in vivo and thus to promote its adaptive fitness. However, a specific CXCR4 antagonist abrogates this immune evasion mechanism and offers a promising counterstrategy for the control of P. gingivalis periodontal or systemic infections.Keywords
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