Collagen synthesis is suppressed in dermal fibroblasts by the human antimicrobial peptide LL-37

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 843-850

  Park, Hyun Jeong ^a   Cho, Dae Ho ^b   Kim, Hee Jung ^a   Lee, Jun Young ^a   Cho, Baik Kee ^a   Bang, Sa Ik ^c   Song, Sang Yong ^c   Yamasaki, Kenshi ^d   Di Nardo, Anna ^d   Gallo, Richard L ^d,e  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN; CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38 INHIBITOR; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ETS 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KELOID; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 63149113381     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.320     Document Type: Article

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