Flavia Trionfetti, Claudia Montaldo, Ivan Caiello, Giulio Bontempi, Michela Terri, Marta Tiberi, Vanessa Marchant, Alessandro Domenici, Paolo Menè, Marco Cordani, Clemens Zwergel, Giusi Prencipe, Marta Ruiz-Ortega, Sergio Valente, Antonello Mai, Marco Tripodi, Raffaele Strippoli
Infectious peritonitis is a leading cause of peritoneal functional impairment and a primary factor for therapy discontinuation in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Although bacterial infections are a common cause of peritonitis episodes, emerging evidence suggests a role for viral pathogens. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) specifically recognize conserved pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) from bacteria, viruses, and fungi, thereby orchestrating the ensuing inflammatory/immune responses. Among TLRs, TLR3 recognizes viral dsRNA and triggers antiviral response cascades upon activation...
2024: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology