β-defensin-2 in breast milk displays a broad antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 36-43

  Baricelli, Joanna ^a,b   Rocafull, Miguel A ^a,b   Vázquez, Desiree ^a,b   Bastidas, Betsi ^b,c   Báez Ramirez, Estalina ^a,b   Thomas, Luz E ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CARACAS   (Venezuela)

^c Laboratorio Delgado Launois Clínica Lugo   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Anti infective agents; Antimicrobial cationic peptides; Breast milk; Defensins; hBD2; Lactancy

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 2; BETA DEFENSIN; DEFB4A PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CHILD; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG YOLK; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA ARIZONAE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR PARATYPHI A; ADULT; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SALMONELLA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BETA-DEFENSINS; COLOSTRUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921341536     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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