Synergistic effect of interleukin 1 alpha on nontypeable <it>Haemophilus influenzae</it>-induced up-regulation of human beta-defensin 2 in middle ear epithelial cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We recently showed that beta-defensins have antimicrobial activity against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and that interleukin 1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) up-regulates the transcription of beta-defensin 2 (DEFB4 according to new...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/6/12 |