History of eczema herpeticum is associated with the inability to induce human β-defensin (HBD)-2, HBD-3 and cathelicidin in the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis

Br J Dermatol. 2010 Sep;163(3):659-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09892.x. Epub 2010 Jun 9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / metabolism
  • Cathelicidins
  • Cytokines / analysis
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / complications
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin E / analysis
  • Interleukin-13 / analysis
  • Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption / complications
  • Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption / immunology*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • beta-Defensins / immunology
  • beta-Defensins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • Cytokines
  • DEFB103A protein, human
  • DEFB4A protein, human
  • Interleukin-13
  • beta-Defensins
  • Immunoglobulin E
  • Cathelicidins