Table 2.
Toll-like Receptor Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Bacterial Lung Infection in Humans
| Polymorphism | Pathogens Studied | Host Response (Pulmonary) to Infection | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLRs | ||||
| TLR2 | Arg753Gln | Staphylococcus aureus | No impact | 41 |
| Arg753Gln | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Susceptible | 42 | |
| TLR4 | D299G and T399I | Gram-negative bacteria | Susceptible | 45 |
| D299G and T399I | Legionella pneumophila | Resistance | 46 | |
| TLR5 | Stop codon SNPs (1174T and 1775G) | Legionella pneumophila | Susceptible | 47 |
| 1174C > T | Burkholderia pseudomallei | Resistance | 48 | |
| TLR6 | rs5743808 (359T > C) | Legionella pneumophila | Susceptible | 76 |
| TLR9 | rs352139 (A > G) | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Susceptible | 77 |
| TLR signaling molecules |
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| MyD88 | In-frame MYD88 deletion or missense mutations | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Susceptible to pyogenic infections (ND) | 50 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | ||||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | ||||
| IRAK-4 | Deletion (82IdelT) or substitution (O293X) in IRAK-4 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Susceptible to pyogenic infections (ND) | 49 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | ||||
| TRIF/Mal | ||||
| TIRAP S180L | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Protective to invasive pneumococcal disease and tuberculosis | 78 | |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | ||||
Definition of abbreviations: ND = not determined; SNP = single-nucleotide polymorphism; TIRAP = Toll-IL-1R domain-containing adapter protein; TLR = Toll-like receptor; TRIF = TIR-domain–containing adapter-inducing IFN-β.