Open AccessHuman β-defensin-3 induction inH pylori-infected gastric mucosal tissues
Author(s) -
Kiyotaka Kawauchi,
Atsuhito Yagihashi,
Naoki Tsuji,
Nobuyuki Uehara,
Daisuke Furuya,
Daisuke Kobayashi,
Naoki Watanabe
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5793
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , immunohistochemistry , defensin , beta defensin , antibody , immune system , gastritis , biology , innate immune system , reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction , gastric mucosa , messenger rna , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , stomach , gene , antimicrobial , biochemistry , genetics
To examine human beta-defensin-3 (hBD-3) expression in inflamed gastric mucosal tissues or MKN45 gastric cancer cells with or without H. pylori infection for better understanding the innate immune response to H. pylori.