Altered serum levels of human neutrophil peptides (HNP) and human beta-defensin 2 (hBD2) in Wegener's granulomatosis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1251-1254

  Vordenbäumen, Stefan ^a   Timm, Daniel ^a   Bleck, Ellen ^a   Richter, Jutta ^a   Fischer Betz, Rebecca ^a   Chehab, Gamal ^a   Sander, Oliver ^a   Schneider, Matthias' ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha defensin; Antimicrobial peptides; Beta defensin; Human neutrophil peptide; Innate immunity; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; BETA DEFENSIN 2; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EDETIC ACID; HUMAN BETA DEFENSIN 2; HUMAN NEUTROPHIL PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGRANULATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-DEFENSINS; BETA-DEFENSINS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MENINGES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 80054905612     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-010-1702-0     Document Type: Article

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