| Literature DB >> 10948173 |
D A O'Neil1, S P Cole, E Martin-Porter, M P Housley, L Liu, T Ganz, M F Kagnoff.
Abstract
Gastric epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo are shown to constitutively express the peptide antibiotic human beta-defensin type 1 (hBD-1). In contrast, hBD-2 expression is regulated in gastric epithelial cells and increases in response to infection with Helicobacter pylori or stimulation with the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1. These data suggest that hBD-2 is a component of the regulated host gastric epithelial cell response to H. pylori infection and proinflammatory mediators.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10948173 PMCID: PMC101807 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.9.5412-5415.2000
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441