"beta-Defensins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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DEFENSINS found mainly in epithelial cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D023083
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.050.200.075 D12.776.543.695.054.200.075
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-Defensins" by people in Profiles.
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Induction of beta defensin 2 by NTHi requires TLR2 mediated MyD88 and IRAK-TRAF6-p38MAPK signaling pathway in human middle ear epithelial cells. BMC Infect Dis. 2008 Jun 25; 8:87.
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Synergistic effect of interleukin 1 alpha on nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae-induced up-regulation of human beta-defensin 2 in middle ear epithelial cells. BMC Infect Dis. 2006 Jan 24; 6:12.
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Antimicrobial activity of innate immune molecules against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. BMC Infect Dis. 2004 May 05; 4:12.
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Activation of a Src-dependent Raf-MEK1/2-ERK signaling pathway is required for IL-1alpha-induced upregulation of beta-defensin 2 in human middle ear epithelial cells. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2002 Jun 12; 1590(1-3):41-51.
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Cell biology of tubotympanum in relation to pathogenesis of otitis media - a review. Vaccine. 2000 Dec 08; 19 Suppl 1:S17-25.