Activity, Expression and Genetic Variation of Canine β-Defensin 103: A Multifunctional Antimicrobial Peptide in the Skin of Domestic Dogs

Protecting the boundary: the sentinel role of host defense peptides in the skin

(2011) Jamie J. Bernard et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

A worldwide analysis of beta-defensin copy number variation suggests recent selection of a high-expressing DEFB103 gene copy in East Asia

(2011) Robert J. Hardwick et al.   HUMAN MUTATION

Atopic dermatitis: a disease of altered skin barrier and immune dysregulation

(2011) Mark Boguniewicz et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Expression and Activity of a Novel Cathelicidin from Domestic Cats

(2011) Brian C. Leonard et al.   PLoS One

Both copy number and sequence variations affect expression of human DEFB4

(2010) M Groth et al.   GENES AND IMMUNITY

Expression and distribution of antimicrobial peptides in the skin of healthy beagles

(2010) Domenico Santoro et al.   VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY

In vitro antimicrobial efficacy of β-defensin 3 against Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from healthy and atopic canine skin

(2010) Jennifer Fazakerley et al.   VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY

Increased expression of human beta-defensin 3 in mollusca contagiosum

(2009) U. Meyer-Hoffert et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY

Canine Models of Atopic Dermatitis: A Useful Tool with Untapped Potential

(2009) Rosanna Marsella et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Altered cutaneous expression of β-defensins in dogs with atopic dermatitis

(2009) Catharina M.M. van Damme et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Expression of β-defensins in the canine respiratory tract and antimicrobial activity against Bordetella bronchiseptica

(2009) Kerstin Erles et al.   VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY

Mapping DNA structural variation in dogs

(2008) W.-K. Chen et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Defective killing of Staphylococcus aureus in atopic dermatitis is associated with reduced mobilization of human β-defensin-3

(2008) Kevin O. Kisich et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Expression of human beta-defensin-2 and -3 in verrucae vulgares and condylomata acuminata

(2008) U Meyer-Hoffert et al.   JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY

Gene (mRNA) expression in canine atopic dermatitis: microarray analysis

(2008) Annemarie E. Merryman-Simpson et al.   VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY

Expression of endogenous antimicrobial peptides in normal canine skin

(2008) Kyra V. Wingate et al.   VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY