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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Beta-defensin-2"”.
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Regulatory Regions required for β-Defensin-2 Up-regulation by Interleukin-1α in the Human Middle Ear Epithelial Cell Line
… of less immune cell. Among the innate immunities beta-defensin-2 is known to play an important role in the immune function of middle ear. But, it is unclear about signal transduction pathway and gene regulatory region of human betadefensin-2 (hBD-2). MATERIALS AND METHOD: The expression of hBD-2 …
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Host-Virus Interactions in Asthma and COPD
… IFNγ. We went on to discover that the levels of beta-defensin 2 (hBD-2), an AMP expressed by the lung epitheli-um, is reduced in the sputum of patients who experienced exacerbations, and further found an association between low hBD-2 levels at exacerbation and the presence of a respiratory virus. …