Concepedia

Cathelicidin augments VDR-dependent anti-leishmanial immune response in Indian Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

Sushmita Das, Abul Hasan Sardar, Kumar Abhishek, Ajay Kumar, Vidya Nand Rabidas, Pradeep Das

International Immunopharmacology · 2017 · 22 citations · 41 references

Concepts

Veterinary MedicineImmunologyInfectious DiseasesHost-pathogen InteractionsImmunology Of Infectious DiseasesInnate ImmunityHost-parasite Immune InteractionsImmunopathology Of Parasitic DiseaseInnate Immune Responses To ParasitesParasitic Disease PathogenesisProtozoan ImmunologyT-cell Responses To ParasitesImmunopathology Of LeishmaniasisLeishmaniasis PathogenesisPost-kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

References

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Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +10

Toll-Like Receptor Triggering of a Vitamin D-Mediated Human Antimicrobial Response

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Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17

Cutting Edge: 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Is a Direct Inducer of Antimicrobial Peptide Gene Expression

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Life Sciences, Microbiology, Innate Immunity +8

Innate antimicrobial peptide protects the skin from invasive bacterial infection

Victor Nizet, Takaaki Ohtake, Xavier Lauth et al. · Nature · 2001 · 1.2K citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +14

Human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) gene is a direct target of the vitamin D receptor and is strongly up‐regulated in myeloid cells by 1,25‐dihydroxyvitamin D <sub>3</sub>

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Life Sciences, Immunology, Oncology +17