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Live mycobacteria have been reported to signal through both Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 in vitro. Here, we investigated the role of TLR2 in the long-term control of the infection by the attenuated Mycobacterium, Mycobacterium bovis BCG, in vivo. We sought to determine whether the reported initial defect of bacterial control (K. A. Heldwein et al., J. Leukoc. Biol. 74:277-286, 2003) resolved in the chronic phase of BCG infection. Here we show that TLR2-deficient mice survived a 6-month infection period with M. bovis BCG and were able to control bacterial growth. Granuloma formation, T-cell and macrophage recruitment, and activation were normal. Furthermore, the TLR2 coreceptor, TLR6, is also not required since TLR6-deficient mice were able to control chronic BCG infection. Finally, TLR2-TLR4-deficient mice infected with BCG survived the 8-month observation period. Interestingly, the adaptive response of TLR2- and/or TLR4-deficient mice seemed essentially normal on day 14 or 56 after infection, since T cells responded normally to soluble BCG antigens. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that TLR2, TLR4, or TLR6 are redundant for the control of M. bovis BCG mycobacterial infection.

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Long-Term Control of<i>Mycobacterium bovis</i>BCG Infection in the Absence of Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs): Investigation of TLR2-, TLR6-, or TLR2-TLR4-Deficient Mice

Long-Term Control ofMycobacterium bovisBCG Infection in the Absence of Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs): Investigation of TLR2-, TLR6-, or TLR2-TLR4-Deficient Mice