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Receptor interacting protein 2 (RIP-2) is an adaptor for the nod-like receptors (NLR) NOD1 and NOD2. Nucleotide oligomerisation domain 2 (NOD2) is an intracellular PRR that is shown to be important for host defense against intracellular bacterial pathogens. However, the role of NOD2 and RIP-2 during Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia and polymicrobial sepsis has not been explored. Thus, we hypothesize that the NOD2/RIP-2 axis is critical for host defense during bacterial pneumonia and sepsis/septic peritonitis. To test this hypothesis, we infected NOD2(NOD2-/-), RIP-2(RIP-2-/-) deficient mice intratracheally (i.t) with E. coli (106 CFUs/mouse) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (103 CFUs/mouse). We observed that NOD2/RIP2 signaling is critical for the host defense during gram-negative pneumonia and poly microbial sepsis. The NOD2/RIP2 axis regulates neutrophil recruitment via IL-17A production. We also found that NOD2/RIP-2 signaling is essential for the production of IL-6 and activation of STAT3. We demonstrated that RIP-2 regulates inflammasome activity that is independent of NOD2 signaling. Taken together, these data demonstrate that the NOD2/RIP-2 axis plays a critical role in neutrophil-mediated host defense through IL-17A production and by inflammasome activation. In cecal ligation puncture (CLP) induced sepsis, RIP2-/- mice show increased mortality with higher bacterial burden in the peritoneum and systemic organs compared to WT controls. We found reduced neutrophil influx IL-17A and IL-1beta levels in the peritoneum of RIP2-/- mice after CLP. Furthermore, we also observed increased systemic inflammation accompanied by vital organ damage in the knockout mice. 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However, the role of NOD2 and RIP-2 during Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia and polymicrobial sepsis has not been explored. Thus, we hypothesize that the NOD2/RIP-2 axis is critical for host defense during bacterial pneumonia and sepsis/septic peritonitis. To test this hypothesis, we infected NOD2(NOD2-/-), RIP-2(RIP-2-/-) deficient mice intratracheally (i.t) with E. coli (106 CFUs/mouse) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (103 CFUs/mouse). We observed that NOD2/RIP2 signaling is critical for the host defense during gram-negative pneumonia and poly microbial sepsis. The NOD2/RIP2 axis regulates neutrophil recruitment via IL-17A production. We also found that NOD2/RIP-2 signaling is essential for the production of IL-6 and activation of STAT3. We demonstrated that RIP-2 regulates inflammasome activity that is independent of NOD2 signaling. Taken together, these data demonstrate that the NOD2/RIP-2 axis plays a critical role in neutrophil-mediated host defense through IL-17A production and by inflammasome activation. In cecal ligation puncture (CLP) induced sepsis, RIP2-/- mice show increased mortality with higher bacterial burden in the peritoneum and systemic organs compared to WT controls. We found reduced neutrophil influx IL-17A and IL-1beta levels in the peritoneum of RIP2-/- mice after CLP. Furthermore, we also observed increased systemic inflammation accompanied by vital organ damage in the knockout mice. 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To test this hypothesis, we infected NOD2(NOD2-/-), RIP-2(RIP-2-/-) deficient mice intratracheally (i.t) with E. coli (106 CFUs/mouse) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (103 CFUs/mouse). We observed that NOD2/RIP2 signaling is critical for the host defense during gram-negative pneumonia and poly microbial sepsis. The NOD2/RIP2 axis regulates neutrophil recruitment via IL-17A production. We also found that NOD2/RIP-2 signaling is essential for the production of IL-6 and activation of STAT3. We demonstrated that RIP-2 regulates inflammasome activity that is independent of NOD2 signaling. Taken together, these data demonstrate that the NOD2/RIP-2 axis plays a critical role in neutrophil-mediated host defense through IL-17A production and by inflammasome activation. In cecal ligation puncture (CLP) induced sepsis, RIP2-/- mice show increased mortality with higher bacterial burden in the peritoneum and systemic organs compared to WT controls. 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