| Literature DB >> 16041048 |
Barbara E Menzies1, Aimee Kenoyer.
Abstract
Keratinocytes upregulate expression of endogenous antimicrobial peptides in response to inflammatory stimuli. We show that both viable and heat-inactivated Staphylococcus aureus and lipoteichoic acid differentially alter expression of these peptides upon contact with human keratinocytes. The findings indicate a diversity of staphylococcal factors involved in upregulation of antimicrobial peptide expression in cutaneous epithelia.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16041048 PMCID: PMC1201242 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.8.5241-5244.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441