Vitamin D Induction of the Human Antimicrobial Peptide Cathelicidin in the Urinary Bladder

The urinary tract is frequently being exposed to potential pathogens and rapid defence mechanisms are therefore needed. Cathelicidin, a human antimicrobial peptide is expressed and secreted by bladder epithelial cells and protects the urinary tract from infection. Here we show that vitamin D can ind...

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Autori principali: Hertting, Olof, Holm, Åsa, Lüthje, Petra, Brauner, Hanna, Dyrdak, Robert, Jonasson, Aino Fianu, Wiklund, Peter, Chromek, Milan, Brauner, Annelie
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2010
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001888/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21179490
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015580
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