The human cationic host defense peptide LL-37 modulates neutrophil apoptosis and chemokine responses
LL-37 is a human cationic peptide expressed primarily by neutrophils and epithelial cells. It is a 37 amino acid peptide that belongs to the cathelicidin family of the cationic host defense peptides. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that LL-37 has multiple immunomodulatory properties. The m...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31726 |