The antimicrobial peptide LL-37 is anti-inflammatory and proapoptotic in human periodontal ligament cells

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 330-335

  Jonsson D ^a,b   Nilsson, B O ^b  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA synthesis; Interleukin 6; LL 37; Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; Periodontal ligament cell

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; CAP18 LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE BINDING PROTEIN; CAP18 LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE-BINDING PROTEIN; CASP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CASPASE 3; CCL2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DNA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; THYMIDINE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CHEMOKINE CCL2; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OSTEOGENESIS; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYMIDINE;

EID: 84859998101     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: 16000765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2011.01436.x     Document Type: Article

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