Low concentrations of LL-37 alter IL-8 production by keratinocytes and bronchial epithelial cells in response to proinflammatory stimuli

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-240

  Filewod, Niall C J ^a   Pistolic, Jelena ^a   Hancock, Robert E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

IL 8; Inflammation; LL 37; Lung; Skin

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FLAGELLIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; POLYINOSINIC POLYCYTIDYLIC ACID; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 1; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 5;

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLAGELLIN; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; KERATINOCYTES; LIPOPEPTIDES; POLY I-C;

EID: 67650717991     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2009.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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