A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal

Genetic variations of toll-like receptors: Impact on susceptibility, severity and prognosis of bacterial meningitis




AuthorsZheng Kai, He Felix B., Liu Hongshan, He Qiushui

Publication year2021

JournalInfection, Genetics and Evolution

Journal name in sourceInfection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases

Journal acronymInfect Genet Evol

Volume93

ISSN1567-1348

eISSN1567-7257

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104984


Abstract

Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a serious infectious disease of the central nervous system,which is mainly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, Group B Streptococcus and Listeria monocytogenes. Throughout the world, BM has become one of the most lethal diseases that commonly occurs in children. Toll like receptors (TLRs) are one of the most important immune defense lines in infectious diseases, and play an essential role in host defense. Accumulating evidence shows that genetic variations in TLRs are associated with host responses in BM. This review aims to summarize the role of different TLRs and their genetic variations in the susceptibility, severity and prognosis of BM and discuss the identified risk factors for better treatment and improvement of the course and outcome of BM.



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