cathelicidin

It had previously been shown that defects in the immune system interfere with the skin's ability to produce a peptide called cathelicidin, which is protective against microbial invasion.

Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

These AMPs are basically endogenously produced antibiotics with names like defensin 2, defensin 3, and cathelicidin.

Creeping Crud grrm 2010

Vitamin D boosts immunity by stimulating production of cathelicidin, an antimicrobial protein that serves as a " natural antibiotic " in the body, says Michael Zasloff , a professor of surgery and pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Can Vitamin D Replace Flu Shots? Laura Johannes 2010

Both epithelial cells and macrophages increase expression of the antimicrobial cathelicidin upon exposure to microbes, an expression that is dependent upon the presence of vitamin D.

Vitamin D and influenza | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009

Only recently have infectious disease investigators learned that vitamin D creates an antibiotic peptide (cathelicidin).

LewRockwell.com 2010

Only recently have infectious disease investigators learned that vitamin D creates an antibiotic peptide (cathelicidin).

LewRockwell.com 2010

Liu PT, Stenger S, Tang DH, Modlin RL (2007) Cutting edge: vitamin D-mediated human antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis is dependent on the induction of cathelicidin.

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Saurabh Mehta et al. 2010

Therefore, we propose a common pathway involved in upregulation of vitamin DBP and cathelicidin in response to mycobacterial infections in cattle similar to that reported in humans

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Meetu Seth et al. 2009

M. tuberculosis by induction of cathelicidin, also known as LL-37

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Meetu Seth et al. 2009

Transthyretin, retinol binding proteins, and cathelicidin were identified exclusively in

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Meetu Seth et al. 2009