Increased production of beta-defensin 3 (hBD-3) by human amniotic epithelial cells (HAEC) after activation of toll-like receptor 4 in chorioamnionitis

Inflamm Res. 2008:57 Suppl 1:S67-8. doi: 10.1007/s00011-007-0633-z.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Amnion / cytology*
  • Amnion / drug effects
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chorioamnionitis / metabolism*
  • Epithelial Cells / cytology
  • Epithelial Cells / drug effects
  • Epithelial Cells / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Pregnancy
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 / metabolism*
  • beta-Defensins / metabolism*

Substances

  • DEFB103A protein, human
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • TLR4 protein, human
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4
  • beta-Defensins