The antimicrobial peptide LL-37 modulates the inflammatory and host defense response of human neutrophils

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1118-1126

  Alalwani, Sadek M ^a   Sierigk, Johannes ^a   Herr, Christian ^a   Pinkenburg, Olaf ^a   Gallo, Richard ^b   Vogelmeier, Claus ^a   Bals, Robert ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Host defense; Innate immunity; Neutrophil

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LUMINOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STIMULATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LUMINOMETRY; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERNATANT; WILD TYPE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CATHELICIDINS; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RESPIRATORY BURST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77951044334     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200939275     Document Type: Article

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