TLR4 signaling pathway modulators as potential therapeutics in inflammation and sepsis

NN Kuzmich, KV Sivak, VN Chubarev, YB Porozov… - Vaccines, 2017 - mdpi.com
Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR4) signal pathway plays an important role in initiating the innate
immune response and its activation by bacterial endotoxin is responsible for chronic and …

The anti-inflammatory properties of phytochemicals and their effects on epigenetic mechanisms involved in TLR4/NF-κB-mediated inflammation

HA Saleh, MH Yousef, A Abdelnaser - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Innate immune response induces positive inflammatory transducers and regulators in order
to attack pathogens, while simultaneously negative signaling regulators are transcribed to …

Anti-inflammatory effect of sulforaphane on LPS-activated microglia potentially through JNK/AP-1/NF-κB inhibition and Nrf2/HO-1 activation

L Subedi, JH Lee, S Yumnam, E Ji, SY Kim - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Sulforaphane (SFN), a potent nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activator, is
present in the species of the Brassicaceae, especially in broccoli sprouts. In this study, the …

Big opportunities for small molecules in immuno-oncology

JL Adams, J Smothers, R Srinivasan… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
The regulatory approval of ipilimumab (Yervoy) in 2011 ushered in a new era of cancer
immunotherapies with durable clinical effects. Most of these breakthrough medicines are …

Small-molecule modulators of toll-like receptors

Y Wang, S Zhang, H Li, H Wang, T Zhang… - Accounts of chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the “gatekeepers” of the immune system in
humans and other animals to protect the host from invading bacteria, viruses, and other …

TLR-dependent human mucosal epithelial cell responses to microbial pathogens

R McClure, P Massari - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling represents one of the best studied pathways to implement
defense mechanisms against invading microbes in human being as well as in animals …

Is Toll-like receptor 4 involved in the severity of COVID-19 pathology in patients with cardiometabolic comorbidities?

SCS Brandao, JOX Ramos, LT Dompieri… - Cytokine & Growth …, 2021 - Elsevier
The severe form of COVID-19 is marked by an abnormal and exacerbated immunological
host response favoring to a poor outcome in a significant number of patients, especially …

Chemistry of lipid A: at the heart of innate immunity

A Molinaro, O Holst, F Di Lorenzo… - … A European Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In many Gram‐negative bacteria, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and its lipid A moiety are pivotal
for bacterial survival. Depending on its structure, lipid A carries the toxic properties of the …

The role of carbohydrates in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signalling

F Cochet, F Peri - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
The interactions between sugar-containing molecules from the bacteria cell wall and pattern
recognition receptors (PRR) on the plasma membrane or cytosol of specialized host cells …

Modulation of the innate immune response by targeting toll-like receptors: a perspective on their agonists and antagonists

S Federico, L Pozzetti, A Papa, G Carullo… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a class of proteins that recognize pathogen-associated
molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damaged-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), and …