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Expression of Cathelicidin in Human Salivary Glands

Author(s) -

Jeong Su Woo,

Ji Yong Jeong,

You Jin Hwang,

Sung Won Chae,

Soon Jae Hwang,

Heung Man Lee

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

archives of otolaryngology--head and neck surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-361X

pISSN - 0886-4470

DOI - 10.1001/archotol.129.2.211

Subject(s) - cathelicidin , antimicrobial peptides , biology , salivary gland , sialadenitis , innate immune system , immunology , immune system , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , biochemistry

Salivary secretions play a critical role in maintaining oral health via innate host defense mechanisms and secretion of secretory IgA. One of the antimicrobial peptides, LL-37, is the only cathelicidin protein that has yet been identified in humans. Cathelicidins are a family of peptides thought to provide an innate defensive barrier against a variety of potential microbial pathogens.

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