Abstract：
BACKGROUND:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are part of the highly conserved components of the innate immune system, and have been investigated extensively; however, little is known about TLR function during early postnatal life, a critical period for immune maturation. AIMS:In order to achieve a more complete understanding of the ontogeny of immune system during the first years of life, our study investigated age-matched TLR1-4 responsiveness at several time points up to the age of two years. STUDY DESIGN:Mononuclear cells were isolated from cord blood (n=150) and peripheral blood from infants at 6 (n=68), 12 (n=75), and 24 (n=74)months of age, and from 50 adults. Cells were stimulated with Toll-like receptor ligands (TLR1-4) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA). Stimulated cells were assessed for their production of the cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and for TLR4 gene expression. RESULTS:Our results suggested that cord response of IL-6 and TNF-α was not affected by allergic background. In addition, neonatal mononuclear cell had enhanced IL-6 production upon TLR1, 2, and 4 stimulations as compared to those of young children and adults. Nevertheless, after 6 months of age, the level remained comparable throughout the first two years of life. While TNF-α response to all TLR stimulations remained fairly similar during early life. This cytokine pattern closely paralleled our findings for TLR4 mRNA expression, and longitudinal cytokine changes within the same individual. CONCLUSIONS:Our findings provided additional information to the understanding of immune development during early life, and offered stronger evidence of neonatal innate immunity being capable of responding adequately to TLR stimulation.
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Early Hum Devjournal_title
Early human developmentauthors
Liao SL,Yeh KW,Lai SH,Lee WI,Huang JLdoi
10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.03.013subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-07-01 00:00:00pages
473-8issue
7eissn
0378-3782issn
1872-6232pii
S0378-3782(13)00068-6journal_volume
89pub_type
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