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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.