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Systemic levels of human β-defensin 1 are elevated in patients with cirrhosis

BACKGROUND: Bacterial translocation (BT) commonly occurs in cirrhosis. Reliable biomarkers for BT are currently lacking. Human beta defensin-1 (hBD-1) is a member of the family of natural antimicrobial peptides produced by epithelial cells and participates in the mucosal defensive mechanisms that pr...

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Autores principales: Kaltsa, Garyfallia, Bamias, Giorgos, Siakavellas, Spyros I., Goukos, Dimitris, Karagiannakis, Dimitris, Zampeli, Evanthia, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Michopoulos, Spyridon, Vafiadi, Irene, Daikos, George L., Ladas, Spiros D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4700849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26751578