Cyclic mechanical stretch down-regulates cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide expression and activates a pro-inflammatory response in human bronchial epithelial cells.

Karadottir, Harpa; Kulkarni, Nikhil Nitin; Gudjonsson, Thorarinn; Karason, Sigurbergur; Gudmundsson, Gudmundur Hrafn

Karadottir, Harpa; Kulkarni, Nikhil Nitin; Gudjonsson, Thorarinn; Karason, Sigurbergur; Gudmundsson, Gudmundur Hrafn.

Afiliação

Karadottir H; Biomedical Center and Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Kulkarni NN; Biomedical Center and Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Gudjonsson T; Stem Cell Research Unit, Biomedical Center, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Karason S; Department of Laboratory Hematology, Landspitali University Hospital, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Gudmundsson GH; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and Faculty of Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

PeerJ ; 3: e1483, 2015.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26664810