Title:What do we know about Toll-Like Receptors Involvement in Gout
Arthritis?
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Author(s): Cássia Regina Silva*, André Lopes Saraiva, Mateus Fortes Rossato, Gabriela Trevisan and Sara Marchesan Oliveira
Affiliation:
- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Biotechnology Institute, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia,
MG, Brazil
Keywords:
MSU, TLR2, TLR4, inflammation, pain, Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRR).
Abstract: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a well-characterized family of cell-bound pattern recognition
receptors able to identify and respond to conserved structures of external microorganisms or
Pathogen Molecular-Associated Pattern (PAMPs). They can also interact with Damage-Associated
Molecular Patterns (DAMPs) involved with any infectious and sterile cell stress of tissue injury.
Accumulated knowledge about TLRs has revealed that these receptors and intracellular signaling
pathways triggered through TLR activation contribute to the physiopathology of different inflammatory
diseases, including arthritic conditions. Mostly, the literature focuses on exploring TLRs in
rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. However, TLRs also seem to be an essential mediator for monosodium
urate (MSU) crystals-induced gouty arthritis, both in animal models and humans. Accordingly,
naked MSU crystals have a highly negatively charged surface recognized by TLRs; intracellular
adapter protein MyD88 are significant mediators of MSU crystals-induced IL1β production in mice,
and gouty patients demonstrate a robust positive correlation between TLR4 mRNA level and serum
IL1β. Here, we revised the literature evidence regarding the involvement of TLRs in gout arthritis
pathogenesis, with particular reference to TLR2 and TLR4, by analyzing the actual literature data.