Helicobacter pylori-mediated transcriptional regulation of the human beta-defensin 2 gene requires NF-kappaB
Open Access
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Cellular Microbiology
- Vol. 3 (2) , 115-123
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1462-5822.2001.00096.x
Abstract
Human β‐defensin 2 (hBD‐2) is an antimicrobial peptide involved in host defence against bacterial infection in epithelial tissues. Its levels are dramatically increased after bacterial infection. The...Keywords
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