"alpha-Defensins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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DEFENSINS found in azurophilic granules of neutrophils and in the secretory granules of intestinal PANETH CELLS.
| Descriptor ID |
D023084
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.050.200.050 D12.776.543.695.054.200.050
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha-Defensins" by people in Profiles.
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Age-of-diagnosis dependent ileal immune intensification and reduced alpha-defensin in older versus younger pediatric Crohn Disease patients despite already established dysbiosis. Mucosal Immunol. 2019 03; 12(2):491-502.
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The enteric nervous system neuropeptide, bombesin, reverses innate immune impairments during parenteral nutrition. Ann Surg. 2014 Sep; 260(3):432-43; discussion 443-4.
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Glutamine Improves Innate Immunity and Prevents Bacterial Enteroinvasion During Parenteral Nutrition. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2015 Aug; 39(6):688-97.
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Parenteral nutrition decreases paneth cell function and intestinal bactericidal activity while increasing susceptibility to bacterial enteroinvasion. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2014 Sep; 38(7):817-824.
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Role of human neutrophil peptides in the initial interaction between lung epithelial cells and CD4+ lymphocytes. J Leukoc Biol. 2007 Apr; 81(4):1022-31.