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Antimicrobial peptide response to blood translocation of bacterial DNA in Crohn's disease is affected by NOD2/CARD15 genotype.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Aug 2011
Gutiérrez Ana, Holler Ernst, Zapater Pedro, Sempere Laura, Jover Rodrigo, Pérez-Mateo Miguel, Schoelmerich Juergen, Such José, Wiest Reiner, Francés Rubén
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BACKGROUND: Blood translocation of bacterial-DNA has been described in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). The host's immune cell types cooperate to respond against bacterial insults. Some antimicrobial peptides are inducible after culture with bacterial products and a linkage has been established between them and NOD2/CARD15. The aim was to test whether defensins and cathelicidin (LL-37) expression and...
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