Expression of β-defensin 1 and 2 in nasal epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages from HIV-infected patients

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Alp, S ^a   Skrygan, M ^a   Schlottmann, R ^a   Kreuter, A ^a   Otte, J M ^a   Schmidt, W E ^a   Brockmeyer, N H ^a   Bastian, Andreas ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 1; BETA DEFENSIN 2; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE MUCOSA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; BETA-DEFENSINS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; NASAL MUCOSA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 14544289209     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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