"beta-Defensins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-Defensins" by people in Profiles.
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Kandaswamy K, Liew TH, Wang CY, Huston-Warren E, Meyer-Hoffert U, Hultenby K, Schr?der JM, Caparon MG, Normark S, Henriques-Normark B, Hultgren SJ, Kline KA. Focal targeting by human ?-defensin 2 disrupts localized virulence factor assembly sites in Enterococcus faecalis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Dec 10; 110(50):20230-5.
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Williams WM, Torres S, Siedlak SL, Castellani RJ, Perry G, Smith MA, Zhu X. Antimicrobial peptide ?-defensin-1 expression is upregulated in Alzheimer's brain. J Neuroinflammation. 2013 Oct 18; 10:127.
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Williams WM, Castellani RJ, Weinberg A, Perry G, Smith MA. Do ?-defensins and other antimicrobial peptides play a role in neuroimmune function and neurodegeneration? ScientificWorldJournal. 2012; 2012:905785.
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Yadev NP, Murdoch C, Saville SP, Thornhill MH. Evaluation of tissue engineered models of the oral mucosa to investigate oral candidiasis. Microb Pathog. 2011 Jun; 50(6):278-85.
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Aley SB, Zimmerman M, Hetsko M, Selsted ME, Gillin FD. Killing of Giardia lamblia by cryptdins and cationic neutrophil peptides. Infect Immun. 1994 Dec; 62(12):5397-403.