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Defensin Promotes the Binding of Lipoprotein(a) to Vascular Matrix
1999
Contribution of Neutrophils to Acute Lung Injury
2010
Role of Human β-Defensin-2 during Tumor Necrosis Factor-α/NF-κB-mediated Innate Antiviral Response against Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus
2008
Sputum myeloperoxidase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2014
Animal antimicrobial peptides: An overview
1998 Standout
The Structure of Human Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-3α/CCL20
2002
Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
2007 Standout
Differential expression of α‐ and β‐defensins in human peripheral blood
2003
The Human Cathelicidin LL-37 Has Antiviral Activity against Respiratory Syncytial Virus
2013 StandoutNobel
Has Mortality from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Decreased over Time?
2008
Effect of theophylline on endogenous hydrogen sulfide production in patients with COPD
2006
Clinical implications of the immunomodulatory effects of macrolides
2004
Lung Cancer
2008 Standout
Defensins: antimicrobial peptides of innate immunity
2003 Standout
The Role of Defensins in Lung Biology and Therapy
2002
Biomarkers and diagnostics for tuberculosis: progress, needs, and translation into practice
2010
Antimicrobial Peptides as Mediators of Epithelial Host Defense
1999
MIF is a noncognate ligand of CXC chemokine receptors in inflammatory and atherogenic cell recruitment
2007 Standout
The role of cationic antimicrobial peptides in innate host defences
2000
Development, cytokine profile and function of human interleukin 17–producing helper T cells
2007 Standout
Heat Shock Protein A12B Protects Vascular Endothelial Cells Against Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice
2017 Standout
Hepcidin, a Urinary Antimicrobial Peptide Synthesized in the Liver
2001 Standout
Defensin‐related peptide 1 (Defr1) is allelic to Defb8 and chemoattracts immature DC and CD4+ T cells independently of CCR6
2009 StandoutNobel
Designing antimicrobial peptides: form follows function
2011 Standout
Identification of a novel, multifunctional *-defensin (human *-defensin 3) with specific antimicrobial activity
2001
Platelet TLR4 activates neutrophil extracellular traps to ensnare bacteria in septic blood
2007 Standout
A Serpin Shapes the Extracellular Environment to Prevent Influenza A Virus Maturation
2015 StandoutNobel
Antimicrobial peptides: pore formers or metabolic inhibitors in bacteria?
2005 Standout
Increased concentrations of human beta-defensins in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with diffuse panbronchiolitis
2003
Gene Expression Profiles of Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
2009
Cloning and Expression of Bovine Neutrophil β-Defensins
1999
Tuberculosis control and elimination 2010–50: cure, care, and social development
2010 Standout
The Impact of the Gut Microbiota on Human Health: An Integrative View
2012 Standout
High prevalence of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli associated with ileal mucosa in Crohn’s disease
2004 Standout
Surface phenotype and antigenic specificity of human interleukin 17–producing T helper memory cells
2007 Standout
Estimating the sample mean and standard deviation from the sample size, median, range and/or interquartile range
2014 Standout
Chemical synthesis of β‐defensins and LEAP‐1/hepcidin
2002
Analysis and Separation of Residues Important for the Chemoattractant and Antimicrobial Activities of β-Defensin 3
2008 StandoutNobel
Mechanisms of fibrosis: therapeutic translation for fibrotic disease
2012 Standout
Transepithelial Migration of Neutrophils
2008
Identification of hBD-3 in respiratory tract and serum: the increase in pneumonia
2006
Innate immunity of the newborn: basic mechanisms and clinical correlates
2007 Standout
Paneth Cell α-Defensin Synthesis and Function
2006
Immunomodulatory Properties of Defensins and Cathelicidins
2006
Airway epithelial gene expression in the diagnostic evaluation of smokers with suspect lung cancer
2007
The role of mammalian antimicrobial peptides and proteins in awakening of innate host defenses and adaptive immunity
2001
The evolution and genetics of innate immunity
2001 StandoutNobel
Points of control in inflammation
2002 StandoutNature
Mammalian defensins in the antimicrobial immune response
2005 Standout
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
2011 Standout
Antimicrobial peptides: therapeutic potential
2006
β-defensins and LL-37 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with cystic fibrosis
2004
Human β-Defensin-2 Production in Keratinocytes is Regulated by Interleukin-1, Bacteria, and the State of Differentiation
2002
The acute respiratory distress syndrome
2012 Standout
Antimicrobial peptides of multicellular organisms
2002 StandoutNature
Immunomodulatory Activity and Effectiveness of Macrolides in Chronic Airway Disease
2004
Neutrophil recruitment and function in health and inflammation
2013 Standout
Endogenous Antimicrobial Peptides and Skin Infections in Atopic Dermatitis
2002 Standout
Antimicrobial and host-defense peptides as new anti-infective therapeutic strategies
2006 Standout
Neutrophil granule contents in the pathogenesis of lung injury
2005
An Official ATS/IDSA Statement: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases
2007 Standout
Neutrophil defensins mediate acute inflammatory response and lung dysfunction in dose-related fashion
2001
Crohn's disease
2003
Physiological Implications of Hydrogen Sulfide: A Whiff Exploration That Blossomed
2012 Standout
Neutrophil Defensins Induce Histamine Secretion from Mast Cells: Mechanisms of Action
1999
Christian Raetz: Scientist and Friend Extraordinaire
2013 StandoutNobel
Adenosine Receptor Antagonists:  Translating Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology into Clinical Utility
2008
Peptide Antimicrobial Agents
2006 Standout
Interleukin-13 and Its Receptors in Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia: Clinical Implications for Lung Function
2009
Lung Injury on Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults With Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Tuberculosis
2019 StandoutNobel
Conformational Preferences of Linear β-Defensins Are Revealed by Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry
2010 StandoutNobel
Tissue-Specific Inducible Expression of Antimicrobial Peptide Genes in Drosophila Surface Epithelia
2000 StandoutNobel
Immunology studies in non‐human primate models of tuberculosis
2015
β-Defensins in Lung Host Defense
2002
Expression of mammalian defensin genes
2000
Inhibition of hBD-3, but Not hBD-1 and hBD-2, mRNA Expression by Corticosteroids
2001
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
2012 Standout
The Host Defense Peptide Beta-Defensin 1 Confers Protection againstBordetella pertussisin Newborn Piglets
2006
Peptide Fragments of a β-Defensin Derivative with Potent Bactericidal Activity
2010 StandoutNobel
Expression and Regulation of the Human β-Defensins hBD-1 and hBD-2 in Intestinal Epithelium
1999
IL-17 and Th17 Cells
2009 Standout
Chromone: A Valid Scaffold in Medicinal Chemistry
2014 Standout
Innate Defense against Influenza A Virus: Activity of Human Neutrophil Defensins and Interactions of Defensins with Surfactant Protein D
2006
Human neutrophil defensins induce lung epithelial cell proliferation in vitro
2002
Hepcidin, a key regulator of iron metabolism and mediator of anemia of inflammation
2003 Standout
Interferon and Granulopoiesis Signatures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Blood
2003 Standout
β-Defensins: Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity Through Dendritic and T Cell CCR6
1999 StandoutScience
Participation of mammalian defensins and cathelicidins in anti-microbial immunity: receptors and activities of human defensins and cathelicidin (LL-37)
2001
Expression and regulation of the human beta-defensins hBD-1 and hBD-2 in intestinal epithelium.
1999
Platelet factor 4 binds to low-density lipoprotein receptors and disrupts the endocytic itinerary, resulting in retention of low-density lipoprotein on the cell surface
2002 StandoutNobel
Cutting Edge: 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Is a Direct Inducer of Antimicrobial Peptide Gene Expression
2004 Standout
Receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) regulates sepsis but not the adaptive immune response
2004 Standout
Multiple Roles of Antimicrobial Defensins, Cathelicidins, and Eosinophil-Derived Neurotoxin in Host Defense
2004
Specific Recruitment of Antigen-presenting Cells by Chemerin, a Novel Processed Ligand from Human Inflammatory Fluids
2003 Standout
Integrating mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis
2011 Standout

Works of Jun-ichi Ashitani being referenced

Identification of Human β-Defensin-2 in Respiratory Tract and Plasma and Its Increase in Bacterial Pneumonia
1998
Elevated levels of circulating adhesion molecules in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis
2003
High concentrations of α-defensins in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
2004
Elevated Levels of Soluble Adhesion Molecules in Serum of Patients With Diffuse Panbronchiolitis
1997
Recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor induces production of human neutrophil peptides in lung cancer patients with neutropenia
2000
Elevated Pleural Fluid Levels of Defensins in Patients With Empyema
1998
Elevated BALF concentrations of α- and β-defensins in patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
2006
Increased Levels of Interleukin-18 in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Idiopathic Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia
2005
Elevated Levels of α-Defensins in Plasma and BAL Fluid of Patients With Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis
2002
Ghrelin treatment suppresses neutrophil-dominant inflammation in airways of patients with chronic respiratory infection
2008
Plasma and BAL Fluid Concentrations of Antimicrobial Peptides in Patients With Mycobacterium avium- intracellulare Infection
2001
Elevated serum beta-defensins concentrations in patients with lung cancer.
2005
[Serum-soluble adhesion molecules in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome].
1997
[Defensin in plasma and in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome].
1996
Long-term treatment with theophylline reduces neutrophils, interleukin-8 and tumor necrosis factor-α in the sputum of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2006
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