华中科技大学学报(医学英德文版)
華中科技大學學報(醫學英德文版)
화중과기대학학보(의학영덕문판)
JOURNAL OF HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(MEDICAL SCIENCES)
2004年
6期
639-641
,共3页
张少如%李家文%贾雪松%邬炎卿
張少如%李傢文%賈雪鬆%鄔炎卿
장소여%리가문%가설송%오염경
Candida albicans%oropharyngeal infection%Toll-like receptor
To investigate the expression of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and 4 mRNA in local tissues of model of oropharyngeal candidiasis in mice and to explore the potential role of TLR2 and TLR4 in earlier period of immune response, a murine model of oropharyngeal candidiasis inoculated by cotton wool balls saturated with candida albicans was established. Mice were sacrificed at the indicated time points and the oropharyngeal tissues were excised. The expression of TLR2 and TLR4 mRNA was detected by RT-PCR. The results showed that low level of TLR2/4 mRNA could be detected in oropharyngeal tissues, but they were markedly up-regulated 6 h after inoculation, peaking after12-24 h. Tissue TLR4 mRNA was gradually down-regulated 24-48 h, while TLR2 mRNA levels remained high up to the 72nd h. These data suggested that oropharyngeal infection of Candida albicans could result in up-regulation of TLR2/4 mRNA expression in local tissues, which might play important roles in earlier period of immune response.