Abstract
This review summarizes currently available data on enteric alpha defensins structure, their functions in the innate and adaptive immunity systems and the role in development of intestinal illnesses.
MeSH terms
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Adaptive Immunity*
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Defensins / chemistry
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Defensins / immunology*
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Defensins / metabolism
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Humans
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Immunity, Innate*
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Inflammation / immunology*
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Inflammation / metabolism
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Paneth Cells / chemistry*
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Paneth Cells / immunology
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Paneth Cells / microbiology
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Protein Conformation
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Stomach Diseases / metabolism
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Stomach Diseases / microbiology