XU Hua-chao,LU Gen-sheng,ZHANG Qing-hua.Distribution of Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 in human urinary tract[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2007,29(10):948-950.
XU Hua-chao,LU Gen-sheng,ZHANG Qing-hua.Distribution of Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 in human urinary tract[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2007,29(10):948-950.DOI:
Distribution of Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 in human urinary tract
Objective To study the mRNA expression of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and 4 in human urinary tract epithelium. Methods The epithelial cells of nephric tubule
pelvis
ureter and bladder were cultured in vitro
and their mRNA expressions of TLR2 and TLR4 were measured by RT-PCR. Results The mRNA expression of TLR2 in nephric tubule
pelvis
ureter and bladder was 0.326
0.589
0.602 and 0.735
and that of TLR4 was 0.223
0.327
0.379
0.365
respectively. The mean TLR2 mRNA copy was significantly higher than TLR4 in each tissue (P0.05). The expression of TLR2 and TLR4 in nephric tubule was significantly lower than other tissues (P0.05). Conclusion That TLR2 and TLR4 both expressed in human urinary tract epithelium is probably associated with the distribution of uropathogenic bacteria.