Role of Toll-Like Receptors in Tuberculosis Infection
Articles > Article · 2016
Authors: Oguz Oben Biyikli, Aysegul Baysak, Gulfem Ece, Adnan Tolga Oz, MUSTAFA HİKMET ÖZHAN, Afig BERDELİ
JUNDISHAPUR JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2016, vol 9
DOI: 10.5812/jjm.20224
Summary
Background: One-third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Investigation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) has revealed new information regarding the immunopathogenesis of this disease. Toll-like receptors can recognize various ligands with a lipoprotein structure in the bacilli. Toll-like receptor 2 and TLR-4 have been identified in association with tuberculosis infection.