Induction of the Antimicrobial Peptide CRAMP in the Blood-Brain Barrier and Meninges after Meningococcal Infection

Antimicrobial peptides are present in most living species and constitute important effector molecules of innate immunity. Recently, we and others have detected antimicrobial peptides in the brain. This is an organ that is rarely infected, which has mainly been ascribed to the protective functions of...

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Main Authors: Bergman, Peter, Johansson, Linda, Wan, Hong, Jones, Allison, Gallo, Richard L., Gudmundsson, Gudmundur H., Hökfelt, Tomas, Jonsson, Ann-Beth, Agerberth, Birgitta
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2006
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Host Response and Inflammation
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1698100/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17030578
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.01043-06
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