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Table 1 Microbial products implicated in the pathogenesis of sepsis

From: Bench-to-bedside review: Toll-like receptors and their role in septic shock

Mediator products

Host receptor

Lipopolysaccharide

LBP-CD14-TLR4-MD2

Peptidoglycan

CD14-TLR2, CD14-TLR2/6, CD14-TLR2/1, CD14-TLR2/?

Lipopeptides, lipoteichoic acid

CD14-TLR2, CD14-TLR2/6, CD14-TLR2/1, CD14-TLR2/?

Microbial DNA (unmethylated CpG motifs)

TLR9

Bacterial flagella

TLR5

Double-stranded viral RNA

TLR3

  1. LBP, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein; TLR, Toll-like receptor.