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Vaginal innate immune mediators are modulated by a water extract of Houttuynia cordata Thunb
BACKGROUND: Vaginal epithelial cells (VECs) produce antimicrobial peptides including human β-defensin 2 (hBD2) and secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), as well as cytokines and chemokines that play vital roles in mucosal innate immunity of the female reproductive tract. Houttuynia cordata...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466860/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26077233 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12906-015-0701-9 |