The expression of β-defensin-2, 3 and LL-37 induced by Candida albicans phospholipomannan in human keratinocytes

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-75

  Li, Min ^a   Chen, Qing ^b   Tang, Rongcai ^b   Shen, Yongnian ^a   Liu, Wei Da ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Province Blood Center   (China)

Author keywords

AMP; Candida albicans; Keratinocyte; PLM

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 2; BETA DEFENSIN 3; CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; GLYCOLIPID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PHOSPHOLIPOMANNAN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BETA-DEFENSINS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, CUTANEOUS; CATHELICIDINS; CELLS, CULTURED; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOLIPIDS; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; NF-KAPPA B; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 78650676677     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2010.11.009     Document Type: Letter

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