"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-Defensins" by people in Profiles.
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Antibacterial mesh: a novel technique involving naturally occurring cellular proteins. Surg Innov. 2012 Mar; 19(1):20-6.
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Anti-bacterial effects of poly-N-acetyl-glucosamine nanofibers in cutaneous wound healing: requirement for Akt1. PLoS One. 2011 Apr 29; 6(4):e18996.
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Convergence of IL-1beta and VDR activation pathways in human TLR2/1-induced antimicrobial responses. PLoS One. 2009 Jun 05; 4(6):e5810.
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Differential Processing of {alpha}- and {beta}-Defensin Precursors by Matrix Metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7). J Biol Chem. 2009 Mar 27; 284(13):8301-11.
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Functional analysis of the host defense peptide Human Beta Defensin-1: new insight into its potential role in cancer. Mol Immunol. 2008 Feb; 45(3):839-48.
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Divergent chemokine, cytokine and beta-defensin responses to gastric candidiasis in immunocompetent C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice. J Med Microbiol. 2005 Jan; 54(Pt 1):87-92.
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beta-defensin expression in immunocompetent and immunodeficient germ-free and Candida albicans-monoassociated mice. J Infect Dis. 2004 Oct 01; 190(7):1327-34.