Aberrant Expression of Bacterial Pattern Recognition Receptor NOD2 of Basophils and Microbicidal Peptides in Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronically relapsing inflammatory skin disease, associated with basophil infiltration into skin lesions and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)-induced inflammation. Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), including microbicidal peptide human neutrophil α-defensins (HNP) and...

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Main Authors: Chun-Kwok Wong, Ida Miu-Ting Chu, Kam-Lun Hon, Miranda Sin-Man Tsang, Christopher Wai-Kei Lam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/4/471