TRPV4 activation triggers protective responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharides in airway epithelial cells

TRPV4 activation triggers protective responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharides in airway epithelial cells

LPS is a major component of gram-negative bacterial cell walls, and triggers immune responses in airway epithelium by activating TLR4. Here the authors show that LPS also activates TRPV4, thereby inducing fast defense responses such as nitric oxide production and increased ciliary beating in mice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yeranddy A. Alpizar, Brett Boonen, Alicia Sanchez, Carole Jung, Alejandro López-Requena, Robbe Naert, Brecht Steelant, Katrien Luyts, Cristina Plata, Vanessa De Vooght, Jeroen A. J. Vanoirbeek, Victor M. Meseguer, Thomas Voets, Julio L. Alvarez, Peter W. Hellings, Peter H. M. Hoet, Benoit Nemery, Miguel A. Valverde, Karel Talavera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01201-3

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01201-3

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