Cathelicidin anti-microbial peptide expression in sweat, an innate defense system for the skin

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1090-1095

  Murakami, Masamoto ^a   Ohtake, Takaaki ^a   Dorschner, Robert A ^a   Schittek, Birgit ^b   Garbe, Claus ^b   Gallo, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti microbial peptide; Cathelicidin; Eccrine gland; LL 37; Sweat

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN; CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; DERMCIDIN; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; SKIN PROTECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXERCISE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SKIN APPENDAGE; SKIN PROTECTION; SWEAT GLAND; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0036450262     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2002.19507.x     Document Type: Article

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