Abstract:
:The human airways are protected from invading micro-organisms by the highly efficient innate immune system. Antimicrobial peptides that are produced by inflammatory cells and airway epithelial cells are key elements in this innate immune system. A major subgroup of the antimicrobial peptides is the family of defensins--small non-enzymatic and cationic peptides. Besides their extensively studied role in antimicrobial defense, recent studies have demonstrated that defensins are also able to modulate inflammatory responses, to stimulate adaptive immunity and contribute to tissue repair. In line with these observations, increased defensin levels were observed in inflammatory lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis (CF), diffuse panbroncheolitis (DPB), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and in infectious diseases. In the past decade much has been learnt about the activity of defensins and there is abundant evidence for their presence in human inflammatory lung disease. Future studies are required to elucidate their role in the pathogenesis of these diseases.
journal_name
Ann Medjournal_title
Annals of medicineauthors
Aarbiou J,Rabe KF,Hiemstra PSdoi
10.1080/07853890252953482subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-01-01 00:00:00pages
96-101issue
2eissn
0785-3890issn
1365-2060journal_volume
34pub_type
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1995-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 社论
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更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1991-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
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更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
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更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07853898909149210
更新日期:1989-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07853898909149215
更新日期:1989-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
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更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
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更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00