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Hepatocytes express the antimicrobial peptide HBD-2 after multiple trauma: an experimental study in human and mice
BACKGROUND: Human-beta defensins (HBD) belong to the family of acute phase peptides and hold a broad antimicrobial spectrum that includes gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. HBD are up-regulated after severe injuries but the source of posttraumatic HBD expression has not been focused on before...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5341361/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28270138 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1458-8 |