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DEFB4A gene

Known as: DEFENSIN, BETA, 2, FORMERLY, DEFB-2, DEFENSIN, BETA, 4, FORMERLY 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Protease-Activated Receptor 2 Mediates Human Beta-Defensin 2 and CC Chemokine Ligand 20 mRNA Expression in Response to Proteases Secreted by Porphyromonas gingivalis
ABSTRACT The oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis secretes proteases such as Arg-gingipain B (RgpB) that activate protease… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Defensins HNP1 and HBD2 stimulation of wound-associated responses in human conjunctival fibroblasts.
PURPOSE To study the responses of human conjunctival fibroblasts (HCFs) to stimulation by human neutrophil defensin 1 (HNP1) and… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Host anti-microbial response to Helicobacter pylori infection.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Immunohistochemical study on expression of alpha-defensin and beta-defensin-2 in human buccal epithelia with candidiasis.
OBJECTIVES AND DESIGN It has been previously reported that alpha-defensin (HNPs) and beta-defensin-2 (HBD-2) peptides with… 
2002
2002
Dynamic alteration of human β-defensin 2 localization from cytoplasm to intercellular space in psoriatic skin
Abstract. Defensins are cationic antimicrobial peptides with a broad spectrum. Recently human β-defensin 2 (hBD-2) has been… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Helicobacter pylori‐mediated transcriptional regulation of the human β‐defensin 2 gene requires NF‐κB
Human β‐defensin 2 (hBD‐2) is an antimicrobial peptide involved in host defence against bacterial infection in epithelial tissues… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Human alpha-defensin 1 (HNP-1) inhibits adenoviral infection in vitro.
Adenoviral gene transfer is a promising tool for direct treatment of cystic fibrosis by local application of the CFTR-gene via… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Plasma and BAL fluid concentrations of antimicrobial peptides in patients with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection.
STUDY OBJECTIVES To investigate the roles of human alpha-defensin (HAD), human beta-defensin (HBD)-1, and HBD-2, novel… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Detection of beta-defensins secreted by human oral epithelial cells.
Human beta-defensins are antimicrobial peptides that may be critical in the innate immune response to infection. hBD1 and hBD2… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Expression of beta-defensin genes by human salivary glands.
This study investigated expression of genes encoding human beta-defensins 1 and 2 by human salivary glands. Tissues from surgical… 
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