Marked reduction of LL-37/hCAP-18, an antimicrobial peptide, in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-47

  An, Li Li ^a   Ma, Xiao Tong ^a   Yang, Ying Hua ^a   Lin, Yong Min ^a   Song, Yu Hua ^a   Wu, Ke Fu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD DISEASES HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

AML; Infection; LL 37 hCAP 18

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN HCAP 18; RETINOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SMEAR; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; U937 CELLS;

EID: 12844286042     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.A10407     Document Type: Article

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