http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/oral-health Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:08:06 -0400 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:08:06 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/808/the-role-of-innate-receptor-tlr2-in-neutrophil-recruitment-in-oropharyngeal-candidiasis-opc By Saleh Al-Kharsa - Candida albicans (CA) is a dimorphic fungus that commonly colonizes the oral cavity. Overgrowth can result in an infection of the oral cavity, known as oral candidiasis (OPC). Neutrophils play a major role in nonspecific immune defense against fungal infection. Neutrophils then engage in phagocytosis of the C. albicans by engagement of membrane innate receptors, called pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that interact with certain identifying molecules on the cell wall of the infecting fungus, called pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Toll Like Receptors (TLRs) are a type of PPR... Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:58 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/808/the-role-of-innate-receptor-tlr2-in-neutrophil-recruitment-in-oropharyngeal-candidiasis-opc