2010 January 15 | Akiko Iwasaki and Ruslan Medzhitov
The article discusses the regulation of adaptive immunity by the innate immune system, focusing on the mechanisms by which innate immune recognition activates antigen-specific adaptive immune responses and the roles of different innate immune recognition systems in host defense. It highlights the importance of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) in detecting microbial pathogens and the distinction between cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic innate immune recognition. The study explores how different PRRs, such as TLRs, RLRs, and NLRs, contribute to the activation of adaptive immunity, and how endogenous ligands may differ from microbial ones in their effects. The article also addresses the role of dendritic cells in antigen presentation and the activation of T and B cells, as well as the distinction between cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic recognition. It concludes that while microbial and endogenous TLR ligands may trigger similar signals, they may not induce adaptive immunity in the same way. The study emphasizes the need for further research to understand the full scope of innate immune recognition and its role in adaptive immunity.The article discusses the regulation of adaptive immunity by the innate immune system, focusing on the mechanisms by which innate immune recognition activates antigen-specific adaptive immune responses and the roles of different innate immune recognition systems in host defense. It highlights the importance of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) in detecting microbial pathogens and the distinction between cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic innate immune recognition. The study explores how different PRRs, such as TLRs, RLRs, and NLRs, contribute to the activation of adaptive immunity, and how endogenous ligands may differ from microbial ones in their effects. The article also addresses the role of dendritic cells in antigen presentation and the activation of T and B cells, as well as the distinction between cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic recognition. It concludes that while microbial and endogenous TLR ligands may trigger similar signals, they may not induce adaptive immunity in the same way. The study emphasizes the need for further research to understand the full scope of innate immune recognition and its role in adaptive immunity.