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Inducible expression of beta defensins by human respiratory epithelial cells exposed to Aspergillus fumigatus organisms
BACKGROUND: Aspergillus fumigatus, a saprophytic mould, is responsible for life-threatening, invasive pulmonary diseases in immunocompromised hosts. The role of the airway epithelium involves a complex interaction with the inhaled pathogen. Antimicrobial peptides with direct antifungal and chemotact...
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2653505/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19208266 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-9-33 |