Expression and regulation of antimicrobial peptides in the gastrointestinal tract

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-58

  Cunliffe, R N ^a   Mahida, Y R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptdin; Defensins; Epithelial cells; Paneth cells

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA DEFENSIN; CHEMOATTRACTANT; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COLON MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOST CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PANETH CELL; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

ALPHA-DEFENSINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

MURINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0842304588     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0503249     Document Type: Review

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