Cathelicidin and human beta-defensin 2 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of children with pulmonary tuberculosis

ÇAKIR, ERKAN; TORUN, EMEL; Gedik, A.; Umutoglu, T.; Aktas, ESİN; Topuz, U.; Deniz, GÜNNUR

doi:10.5588/ijtld.13.0831

Cathelicidin and human beta-defensin 2 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of children with pulmonary tuberculosis

ÇAKIR E., TORUN E., Gedik A. H., Umutoglu T., Aktas E., Topuz U., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, cilt.18, sa.6, ss.671-675, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0831
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.671-675
Anahtar Kelimeler: child, antimicrobial peptide, cathelicidin, defensin, tuberculosis, MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, HUMAN BETA-DEFENSIN-2, EPITHELIAL-CELLS, INFECTION, LL-37, EXPRESSION, INDUCTION, FAMILY
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: The antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin LL-37/hCAP-18 and human beta-defensins (hBD) are key factors in innate immune responses of the respiratory tract.