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. 2008 Nov 14;296(1):H1–H12. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00995.2008

Table 3.

TLRs and their endogenous ligands

TLRs Endogenous Ligands Cells End Points References
TLR2 Hsp-60 Fibroblasts P38, JNK1/2, ERK1/2, IKK 150
Hsp-70 HEK293 NF-κB 6
Fibroblasts NF-κB 151
Hyaluronan Macrophages MIP-2, TNF, KC 68
TLR4 Hsp-22 Macrophages IL-6 127
Hsp-60 Fibroblasts P38, JNK1/2, ERK1/2, IKK 150
Macrophages TNF, NO 113
Hsp-70 HEK293 NF-κB 6
Fibroblasts NF-κB 151
Macrophage TNF 31
Fibronectin (extra domain A) HEK293 NF-κB 114
Fibrinogen Macrophages MCP-1 137
Hyaluronic acid (oligosaccharides) Dendritic cells TNF, pMAPK 146
NF-κB
Heparan sulfate (polysaccharide) Dendritic cells DC maturation 70
Hyaluronan Macrophages MIP-2, TNF, KC 68
Lung surfactant protein A Macrophages NF-κB activity 46
Ovary cells TNF, IL-10

Hsp, heat shock protein; KC, keratinocyte chemoattractant; NO, nitric oxide; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; pMAPK, phosphorylated MAPK; DC, dendritic cell; MIP-2, macrophage inflammatory protein-2.