Expression of β‐defensin 1 and 2 mRNA by human monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells
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- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Immunology
- Vol. 106 (4) , 517-525
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2567.2002.01430.x
Abstract
Human β-defensins are broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptides known to be produced by epithelial cells. It was recently shown that β-defensins also display chemotactic activity for dendritic cells (DC)...Keywords
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