Science 17 March 1995: Vol. 267. no. 5204, pp. 1645 - 1648 DOI: 10.1126/science.7886453

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Intramammary challenge of lipopolysaccharide stimulates secretion of lingual antimicrobial peptide into milk of dairy cows.

N. Isobe, K. Morimoto, J. Nakamura, A. Yamasaki, and Y. Yoshimura (2009)
J Dairy Sci 92, 6046-6051
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Existence of functional lingual antimicrobial peptide in bovine milk.

N. Isobe, J. Nakamura, H. Nakano, and Y. Yoshimura (2009)
J Dairy Sci 92, 2691-2695
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Identification of heparin/heparan sulfate interacting protein as a major broad-spectrum antimicrobial protein in lung and small intestine.

U. Meyer-Hoffert, M. Hornef, B. Henriques-Normark, S. Normark, M. Andersson, and K. Putsep (2008)
FASEB J 22, 2427-2434
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Isoleucine, an Essential Amino Acid, Prevents Liver Metastases of Colon Cancer by Antiangiogenesis.

K. Murata and M. Moriyama (2007)
Cancer Res. 67, 3263-3268
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Inhibition of {beta}-Defensin Gene Expression in Airway Epithelial Cells by Low Doses of Residual Oil Fly Ash is Mediated by Vanadium.

M. E. Klein-Patel, G. Diamond, M. Boniotto, S. Saad, and L. K. Ryan (2006)
Toxicol. Sci. 92, 115-125
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The Host Defense Peptide Beta-Defensin 1 Confers Protection against Bordetella pertussis in Newborn Piglets.

S. Elahi, R. M. Buchanan, S. Attah-Poku, H. G. G. Townsend, L. A. Babiuk, and V. Gerdts (2006)
Infect. Immun. 74, 2338-2352
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Role of Human {beta}-defensins in HIV Infection.

A. Weinberg, M.E. Quinones-Mateu, and M.M. Lederman (2006)
Advances in Dental Research 19, 42-48
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Structure-Function Characterization and Optimization of a Plant-Derived Antibacterial Peptide.

M. Suarez, M. Haenni, S. Canarelli, F. Fisch, P. Chodanowski, C. Servis, O. Michielin, R. Freitag, P. Moreillon, and N. Mermod (2005)
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 49, 3847-3857
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Expression of a {beta}-Defensin mRNA, Lingual Antimicrobial Peptide, in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Tissue Is Induced by Mastitis.

K. Swanson, S. Gorodetsky, L. Good, S. Davis, D. Musgrave, K. Stelwagen, V. Farr, and A. Molenaar (2004)
Infect. Immun. 72, 7311-7314
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Protease-Activated Receptor Signaling Increases Epithelial Antimicrobial Peptide Expression.

W. O. Chung, S. R. Hansen, D. Rao, and B. A. Dale (2004)
J. Immunol. 173, 5165-5170
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Identification and Characterization of a Mucosal Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed by the Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) Airway.

R. H. Harris, D. Wilk, C. L. Bevins, R. S. Munson Jr., and L. O. Bakaletz (2004)
J. Biol. Chem. 279, 20250-20256
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Innate Immune Response of Oral and Foreskin Keratinocytes: Utilization of Different Signaling Pathways by Various Bacterial Species.

W. O. Chung and B. A. Dale (2004)
Infect. Immun. 72, 352-358
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Mastitis Increases Mammary mRNA Abundance of {beta}-Defensin 5, Toll-Like-Receptor 2 (TLR2), and TLR4 but Not TLR9 in Cattle.

T. Goldammer, H. Zerbe, A. Molenaar, H.-J. Schuberth, R. M. Brunner, S. R. Kata, and H.-M. Seyfert (2004)
Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 11, 174-185
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Expression and regulation of antimicrobial peptides in the gastrointestinal tract.

R. N. Cunliffe and Y. R. Mahida (2004)
J. Leukoc. Biol. 75, 49-58
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Fascination with Epithelia: Architecture, Proteins, and Functions.

B. A. Dale (2003)
Journal of Dental Research 82, 866-869
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Identification of Uteroglobin-Related Protein 1 and Macrophage Scavenger Receptor with Collagenous Structure as a Lung-Specific Ligand-Receptor Pair.

L.-H. Bin, L. D. Nielson, X. Liu, R. J. Mason, and H.-B. Shu (2003)
J. Immunol. 171, 924-930
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CAF-Mediated Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Transcriptional Inhibition Is Distinct from {alpha}-Defensin-1 HIV Inhibition.

T. L.-Y. Chang, F. Francois, A. Mosoian, and M. E. Klotman (2003)
J. Virol. 77, 6777-6784
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By IL-1 Signaling, Monocyte-Derived Cells Dramatically Enhance the Epidermal Antimicrobial Response to Lipopolysaccharide.

L. Liu, A. A. Roberts, and T. Ganz (2003)
J. Immunol. 170, 575-580
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Cationic Polypeptides Are Required for Antibacterial Activity of Human Airway Fluid.

A. M. Cole, H.-I Liao, O. Stuchlik, J. Tilan, J. Pohl, and T. Ganz (2002)
J. Immunol. 169, 6985-6991
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Inducible expression of an antimicrobial peptide of the innate immunity in polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

L. Tomasinsig, M. Scocchi, C. Di Loreto, D. Artico, and M. Zanetti (2002)
J. Leukoc. Biol. 72, 1003-1010
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Cellular Distribution of Anionic Antimicrobial Peptide in Normal Lung and during Acute Pulmonary Inflammation.

A. J. Fales-Williams, K. A. Brogden, E. Huffman, J. M. Gallup, and M. R. Ackermann (2002)
Vet. Pathol. 39, 706-711
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Host Defense Proteins of the Male Reproductive Tract.

S. H. Hall, K. G. Hamil, and F. S. French (2002)
J Androl 23, 585-597
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Identification of Multiple Novel Epididymis-Specific {beta}-Defensin Isoforms in Humans and Mice.

Y. Yamaguchi, T. Nagase, R. Makita, S. Fukuhara, T. Tomita, T. Tominaga, H. Kurihara, and Y. Ouchi (2002)
J. Immunol. 169, 2516-2523
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Antimicrobial Peptides Initiate IL-1{beta} Posttranslational Processing: A Novel Role Beyond Innate Immunity.

D. G. Perregaux, K. Bhavsar, L. Contillo, J. Shi, and C. A. Gabel (2002)
J. Immunol. 168, 3024-3032
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Retrocyclin: A primate peptide that protects cells from infection by T- and M-tropic strains of HIV-1.

A. M. Cole, T. Hong, L. M. Boo, T. Nguyen, C. Zhao, G. Bristol, J. A. Zack, A. J. Waring, O. O. Yang, and R. I. Lehrer (2002)
PNAS 99, 1813-1818
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Modulation of Mouse Paneth Cell alpha -Defensin Secretion by mIKCa1, a Ca2+-activated, Intermediate Conductance Potassium Channel.

T. Ayabe, H. Wulff, D. Darmoul, M. D. Cahalan, K. G. Chandy, and A. J. Ouellette (2002)
J. Biol. Chem. 277, 3793-3800
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Increased Anionic Peptide Distribution and Intensity during Progression and Resolution of Bacterial Pneumonia.

A. J. Fales-Williams, J. M. Gallup, R. Ramirez-Romero, K. A. Brogden, and M. R. Ackermann (2002)
Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 9, 28-32
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Allergy and immunity to fungal infections and colonization.

R. Crameri and K. Blaser (2002)
Eur. Respir. J. 19, 151-157
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Expression of Natural Peptide Antibiotics in Human Articular Cartilage and Synovial Membrane.

F. Paulsen, T. Pufe, W. Petersen, and B. Tillmann (2001)
Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 8, 1021-1023
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Cutting Edge: IFN-Inducible ELR- CXC Chemokines Display Defensin-Like Antimicrobial Activity.

A. M. Cole, T. Ganz, A. M. Liese, M. D. Burdick, L. Liu, and R. M. Strieter (2001)
J. Immunol. 167, 623-627
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Gallinacin-3, an Inducible Epithelial {beta}-Defensin in the Chicken.

C. Zhao, T. Nguyen, L. Liu, R. E. Sacco, K. A. Brogden, and R. I. Lehrer (2001)
Infect. Immun. 69, 2684-2691
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An Antimicrobial Peptide Gene Found in the Male Reproductive System of Rats.

P. Li, H. C. Chan, B. He, S. C. So, Y. W. Chung, Q. Shang, Y.-D. Zhang, and Y.-L. Zhang (2001)
Science 291, 1783-1785
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Expression of mammalian defensin genes.

V. Kaiser and G. Diamond (2000)
J. Leukoc. Biol. 68, 779-784
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Leukocyte antimicrobial peptides: multifunctional effector molecules of innate immunity.

A. Risso (2000)
J. Leukoc. Biol. 68, 785-792
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Antimicrobial proteins and peptides of blood: templates for novel antimicrobial agents.

O. Levy (2000)
Blood 96, 2664-2672
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Regulation of Cathelicidin Gene Expression: Induction by Lipopolysaccharide, Interleukin-6, Retinoic Acid, and Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection.

H. Wu, G. Zhang, J. E. Minton, C. R. Ross, and F. Blecha (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 5552-5558
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A lay doctor's guide to the inflammatory process in the gastrointestinal tract.

S Pathmakanthan and C J Hawkey (2000)
Postgrad. Med. J. 76, 611-617
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Regulation of Human beta -Defensins by Gastric Epithelial Cells in Response to Infection with Helicobacter pylori or Stimulation with Interleukin-1.

D. A. O'Neil, S. P. Cole, E. Martin-Porter, M. P. Housley, L. Liu, T. Ganz, and M. F. Kagnoff (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 5412-5415
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Expression of the Antimicrobial Peptide, Human {beta}-defensin 1, in Duct Cells of Minor Salivary Glands and Detection in Saliva.

K.S. Sahasrabudhe, J.R. Kimball, T.H. Morton, A. Weinberg, and B.A. Dale (2000)
Journal of Dental Research 79, 1669-1674
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Characterization of a Fish Antimicrobial Peptide: Gene Expression, Subcellular Localization, and Spectrum of Activity.

A. M. Cole, R. O. Darouiche, D. Legarda, N. Connell, and G. Diamond (2000)
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 44, 2039-2045
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Role of Phosphoglucomutase of Bordetella bronchiseptica in Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis and Virulence.

N. P. West, H. Jungnitz, J. T. Fitter, J. D. McArthur, C. A. Guzman, and M. J. Walker (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 4673-4680
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Thrombocidins, Microbicidal Proteins from Human Blood Platelets, Are C-terminal Deletion Products of CXC Chemokines.

J. Krijgsveld, S. A. J. Zaat, J. Meeldijk, P. A. van Veelen, G. Fang, B. Poolman, E. Brandt, J. E. Ehlert, A. J. Kuijpers, G. H. M. Engbers, et al. (2000)
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 20374-20381
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Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa, TNF-alpha , and IL-1beta , but Not IL-6, Induce Human beta -Defensin-2 in Respiratory Epithelia.

J. Harder, U. Meyer-Hoffert, L. M. Teran, L. Schwichtenberg, J. Bartels, S. Maune, and J.-M. Schröder (2000)
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 22, 714-721
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Inducible Expression of Human beta -Defensin 2 by Fusobacterium nucleatum in Oral Epithelial Cells: Multiple Signaling Pathways and Role of Commensal Bacteria in Innate Immunity and the Epithelial Barrier.

S. Krisanaprakornkit, J. R. Kimball, A. Weinberg, R. P. Darveau, B. W. Bainbridge, and B. A. Dale (2000)
Infect. Immun. 68, 2907-2915
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Adrenomedullin, a Multifunctional Regulatory Peptide.

J. P. Hinson, S. Kapas, and D. M. Smith (2000)
Endocr. Rev. 21, 138-167
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Expression and Regulation of the Human {beta}-Defensins hBD-1 and hBD-2 in Intestinal Epithelium.

D. A. O'Neil, E. M. Porter, D. Elewaut, G. M. Anderson, L. Eckmann, T. Ganz, and M. F. Kagnoff (1999)
J. Immunol. 163, 6718-6724
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Defensins and innate host defence of the gastrointestinal tract.

C L BEVINS, E MARTIN-PORTER, and T GANZ (1999)
Gut 45, 911-915
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Lethal Effects of Apidaecin on Escherichia coli Involve Sequential Molecular Interactions with Diverse Targets.

M. Castle, A. Nazarian, S. S. Yi, and P. Tempst (1999)
J. Biol. Chem. 274, 32555-32564
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Differential Expression of Caprine beta -Defensins in Digestive and Respiratory Tissues.

C. Zhao, T. Nguyen, L. Liu, O. Shamova, K. Brogden, and R. I. Lehrer (1999)
Infect. Immun. 67, 6221-6224
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Cloning and Expression of Bovine Neutrophil beta -Defensins. BIOSYNTHETIC PROFILE DURING NEUTROPHILIC MATURATION AND LOCALIZATION OF MATURE PEPTIDE TO NOVEL CYTOPLASMIC DENSE GRANULES.

N. Y. Yount, J. Yuan, A. Tarver, T. Castro, G. Diamond, P. A. Tran, J. N. Levy, C. McCullough, J. S. Cullor, C. L. Bevins, et al. (1999)
J. Biol. Chem. 274, 26249-26258
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Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Rat Genes Encoding Homologues of Human beta -Defensins.

H. P. Jia, J. N. Mills, F. Barahmand-Pour, D. Nishimura, R. K. Mallampali, G. Wang, K. Wiles, B. F. Tack, C. L. Bevins, and P. B. McCray Jr. (1999)
Infect. Immun. 67, 4827-4833
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Innate mechanisms of epithelial host defense: spotlight on intestine.

G. Hecht (1999)
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 277, C351-C358
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Cloning and Characterization of the Gene for a New Epithelial beta -Defensin. GENOMIC STRUCTURE, CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION, AND EVIDENCE FOR ITS CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSION.

G. Zhang, H. Hiraiwa, H. Yasue, H. Wu, C. R. Ross, D. Troyer, and F. Blecha (1999)
J. Biol. Chem. 274, 24031-24037
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Neutrophil Defensins Induce Histamine Secretion from Mast Cells: Mechanisms of Action.

A. D. Befus, C. Mowat, M. Gilchrist, J. Hu, S. Solomon, and A. Bateman (1999)
J. Immunol. 163, 947-953
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Mouse beta -Defensin 3 Is an Inducible Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed in the Epithelia of Multiple Organs.

R. Bals, X. Wang, R. L. Meegalla, S. Wattler, D. J. Weiner, M. C. Nehls, and J. M. Wilson (1999)
Infect. Immun. 67, 3542-3547
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Antibacterial Components in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from Healthy Individuals and Sarcoidosis Patients.

B. AGERBERTH, J. GRUNEWALD, E. CASTAÑOS-VELEZ, B. OLSSON, H. JÖRNVALL, H. WIGZELL, A. EKLUND, and G. H. GUDMUNDSSON (1999)
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 160, 283-290
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Production of beta -Defensin Antimicrobial Peptides by the Oral Mucosa and Salivary Glands.

M. Mathews, H. P. Jia, J. M. Guthmiller, G. Losh, S. Graham, G. K. Johnson, B. F. Tack, and P. B. McCray Jr. (1999)
Infect. Immun. 67, 2740-2745
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The Human Cationic Antimicrobial Protein (hCAP18), a Peptide Antibiotic, Is Widely Expressed in Human Squamous Epithelia and Colocalizes with Interleukin-6.

M. Frohm Nilsson, B. Sandstedt, O. Sorensen, G. Weber, N. Borregaard, and M. Stahle-Backdahl (1999)
Infect. Immun. 67, 2561-2566
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In Vitro Antibacterial Properties of Pexiganan, an Analog of Magainin.

Y. Ge, D. L. MacDonald, K. J. Holroyd, C. Thornsberry, H. Wexler, and M. Zasloff (1999)
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 43, 782-788
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Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Lipopolysaccharide-Neutralizing Effects of a Synthetic CAP18 Fragment against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Mouse Model.

T. Sawa, K. Kurahashi, M. Ohara, M. A. Gropper, V. Doshi, J. W. Larrick, and J. P. Wiener-Kronish (1998)
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 42, 3269-3275
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Expression of the Peptide Antibiotic Human beta -Defensin 1 in Cultured Gingival Epithelial Cells and Gingival Tissue.

S. Krisanaprakornkit, A. Weinberg, C. N. Perez, and B. A. Dale (1998)
Infect. Immun. 66, 4222-4228
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Antibacterial Peptides in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid.

D. Schnapp and A. Harris (1998)
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 19, 352-356
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Commensal Communism and the Oral Cavity.

B. Henderson and M. Wilson (1998)
Journal of Dental Research 77, 1674-1683
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The peptide antibiotic LL-37/hCAP-18 is expressed in epithelia of the human lung where it has broad antimicrobial activity at the airway surface.

R. Bals, X. Wang, M. Zasloff, and J. M. Wilson (1998)
PNAS 95, 9541-9546
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Differentiation-stimulated Activity Binds an ETS-like, Essential Regulatory Element in the Human Promyelocytic defensin-1 Promoter.

Y. Ma, Q. Su, and P. Tempst (1998)
J. Biol. Chem. 273, 8727-8740
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Enteric beta -Defensin: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Gene with Inducible Intestinal Epithelial Cell Expression Associated with Cryptosporidium parvum Infection.

A. P. Tarver, D. P. Clark, G. Diamond, J. P. Russell, H. Erdjument-Bromage, P. Tempst, K. S. Cohen, D. E. Jones, R. W. Sweeney, M. Wines, et al. (1998)
Infect. Immun. 66, 1045-1056
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Mouse beta -Defensin 1 Is a Salt-Sensitive Antimicrobial Peptide Present in Epithelia of the Lung and Urogenital Tract.

R. Bals, M. J. Goldman, and J. M. Wilson (1998)
Infect. Immun. 66, 1225-1232
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Modulation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptibility to vertebrate antibacterial peptides due to a member of the resistance/nodulation/division efflux pump family.

W. M. Shafer, X.-D. Qu, A. J. Waring, and R. I. Lehrer (1998)
PNAS 95, 1829-1833
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Conformation-dependent Antibacterial Activity of the Naturally Occurring Human Peptide LL-37.

J. Johansson, G. H. Gudmundsson, M. E. Rottenberg, K. D. Berndt, and B. Agerberth (1998)
J. Biol. Chem. 273, 3718-3724
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Expression of beta -Defensin Genes in Bovine Alveolar Macrophages.

L. K. Ryan, J. Rhodes, M. Bhat, and G. Diamond (1998)
Infect. Immun. 66, 878-881
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Antimicrobial Peptide Expression Is Developmentally Regulated in the Ovine Gastrointestinal Tract.

K. M. Huttner, D. J. Brezinski-Caliguri, M. M. Mahoney, and G. Diamond (1998)
J. Nutr. 128, 297
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Epithelial Antimicrobial Peptides: Review and Significance for Oral Applications.

A. Weinberg, S. Krisanaprakornkit, and B.A. Dale (1998)
Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine 9, 399-414
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Expression of Adrenomedullin and Its Receptor in Normal and Malignant Human Skin: A Potential Pluripotent Role in the Integument.

A. MartInez, T. H. Elsasser, C. Muro-Cacho, T. W. Moody, M. J. Miller, C. J. Macri, and F. Cuttitta (1997)
Endocrinology 138, 5597-5604
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Epithelial antibiotic induced in states of disease.

E. D. Stolzenberg, G. M. Anderson, M. R. Ackermann, R. H. Whitlock, and M. Zasloff (1997)
PNAS 94, 8686-8690
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The Expression of the Gene Coding for the Antibacterial Peptide LL-37 Is Induced in Human Keratinocytes during Inflammatory Disorders.

M. Frohm, B. Agerberth, G. Ahangari, M. Stahle-Backdahl, S. Liden, H. Wigzell, and G. H. Gudmundsson (1997)
J. Biol. Chem. 272, 15258-15263
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Production of active bovine tracheal antimicrobial peptide in milk of transgenic mice.

S. Yarus, J. M. Rosen, A. M. Cole, and G. Diamond (1996)
PNAS 93, 14118-14121
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Biological Characterization of Two Novel Cathelicidin-derived Peptides and Identification of Structural Requirements for Their Antimicrobial and Cell Lytic Activities.

B. Skerlavaj, R. Gennaro, L. Bagella, L. Merluzzi, A. Risso, and M. Zanetti (1996)
J. Biol. Chem. 271, 28375-28381
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NK-lysin, a Disulfide-containing Effector Peptide of T-lymphocytes, Is Reduced and Inactivated by Human Thioredoxin Reductase.

M. Andersson, A. Holmgren, and G. Spyrou (1996)
J. Biol. Chem. 271, 10116-10120
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Human Enteric Defensins.

E. B. Mallow, A. Harris, N. Salzman, J. P. Russell, R. J. DeBerardinis, E. Ruchelli, and C. L. Bevins (1996)
J. Biol. Chem. 271, 4038-4045
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Oral Candida: Clearance, Colonization, or Candidiasis?.

R.D. Cannon, A.R. Holmes, A.B. Mason, and B.C. Monk (1995)
Journal of Dental Research 74, 1152-1161
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CD14-dependent Lipopolysaccharide-induced beta -Defensin-2 Expression in Human Tracheobronchial Epithelium.

M. N. Becker, G. Diamond, M. W. Verghese, and S. H. Randell (2000)
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 29731-29736
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Characterization of Luminal Paneth Cell alpha -Defensins in Mouse Small Intestine. ATTENUATED ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF PEPTIDES WITH TRUNCATED AMINO TERMINI.

A. J. Ouellette, D. P. Satchell, M. M. Hsieh, S. J. Hagen, and M. E. Selsted (2000)
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 33969-33973
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A Novel Murine beta -Defensin Expressed in Tongue, Esophagus, and Trachea.

H. P. Jia, S. A. Wowk, B. C. Schutte, S. K. Lee, A. Vivado, B. F. Tack, C. L. Bevins, and P. B. McCray Jr. (2000)
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 33314-33320
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A Novel Mouse beta -Defensin, mBD-6, Predominantly Expressed in Skeletal Muscle.

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