Review Article

Interplay between Inflammation and Stemness in Cancer Cells: The Role of Toll-Like Receptor Signaling

Table 4

TLR expression profile.

Type of TLRImmune cellsTumor cells

TLR1cDCs, eosinophils, monocytes, neutrophils, NK cells, pDCs, B cellsMyeloma cells
TLR2cDCs, monocytes, neutrophils, NK cells, B cells, T cellsBreast cancer, gastric carcinoma, HCC, intestinal carcinoma, laryngeal carcinoma, myelogenous leukemia, oral squamous cell carcinoma
TLR3cDCs, NK cellsBreast cancer, cervical cancer, CRC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, gastric carcinoma, HNSCC, HCC, laryngeal carcinoma, lung carcinoma, melanoma, myelogenous leukemia, neuroblastoma cells, ovarian cancer, pharyngeal carcinoma (cell lines), prostate cancer
TLR4cDCs, eosinophils, monocytes, neutrophilsAdrenocortical carcinoma, breast cancer, cervical cancer, CRC, epithelial ovarian cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, gastric carcinoma, HNSCC, intestinal carcinoma, laryngeal carcinoma, HCC, lung carcinoma, melanoma cell lines, myelogenous leukemia, neuroblastoma, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer
TLR5cDCs, monocytes, neutrophils, NK cells, T cellsBreast cancer cells, cervical squamous cell carcinoma, CRC, gastric carcinoma, intestinal carcinoma, ovarian cancer
TLR6cDCs, monocytes, neutrophils, NK cells, B cellsā€‰
TLR7Eosinophils, monocytes, neutrophils, pDCs, B cellsCRC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, lung carcinoma, myeloma cells, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
TLR8cDCs, monocytes, neutrophils
T cells, Tregs
CRC, lung carcinoma
TLR9Eosinophils, monocytes, neutrophils, pDCs, B cellsBreast cancer, cervical squamous cell carcinoma, CRC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, gastric carcinoma, lung carcinoma, myeloma cells, myelogenous leukemia, ovarian cancer (cell lines), prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma
TLR10Eosinophils, monocytes, neutrophils, pDCs, B cells, T cells, TregsCRC

HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; CRC, colorectal carcinoma; NHSCC, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.