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Effects of whole cigarette smoke on human beta defensins expression and secretion by oral mucosal epithelial cells

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoke a recognized risk factor for many systemic diseases and also oral diseases. Human beta defensins (HBDs), a group of important antimicrobial peptides expressed by the epithelium, are crucial for local defense and tissue homeostasis of oral cavity. The aim of this study was...

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Autores principales: Wang, Wen-mei, Ye, Pei, Qian, Ya-jie, Gao, Ya-fan, Li, Jing-jing, Sun, Fang-fang, Zhang, Wei-yun, Wang, Xiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25635179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12971-015-0029-8