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- Title
Toll-like receptors in ischaemia and its potential role in the pathophysiology of muscle damage in critical limb ischaemia.
- Authors
Patel, Hemanshu; Shaw, Sidney G; Shi-Wen, Xu; Abraham, David; Baker, Daryll M; Tsui, Janice C S
- Abstract
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are key receptors of the innate immune system which are expressed on immune and nonimmune cells. They are activated by both pathogen-associated molecular patterns and endogenous ligands. Activation of TLRs culminates in the release of proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and apoptosis. Ischaemia and ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury are associated with significant inflammation and tissue damage. There is emerging evidence to suggest that TLRs are involved in mediating ischaemia-induced damage in several organs. Critical limb ischaemia (CLI) is the most severe form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and is associated with skeletal muscle damage and tissue loss; however its pathophysiology is poorly understood. This paper will underline the evidence implicating TLRs in the pathophysiology of cerebral, renal, hepatic, myocardial, and skeletal muscle ischaemia and I/R injury and discuss preliminary data that alludes to the potential role of TLRs in the pathophysiology of skeletal muscle damage in CLI.
- Publication
Cardiology research and practice, 2012, Vol 2012, p121237
- ISSN
2090-0597
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1155/2012/121237