ReviewCells2021
Human β-Defensin 2 and Its Postulated Role in Modulation of the Immune Response.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of preclinical studies on therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells and their secretome in bacterial infections.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Pooled it
- Serum Defensins in Differentiating Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis from Breast Cancer-Defensins in Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis and Breast Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- A Comparative Analysis of Differences in Salivary hBD-2 Levels and Their Correlation with Dental Caries and Unstimulated Saliva pH in Children with Primary and Permanent Dentition.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association Between Continuous Consumption of Yogurt Fermented withJournal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BLa80 for preventing allergic, respiratory, and gastrointestinal diseases in young children in China: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2026Article
- A Human β-Defensin-Based Recombinant Protein DFCells · 2026Article
- Natural and Synthetic Peptides as Alternatives to Antibiotics in Intestinal Infections-A Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The AMP-antibiotic-microbiota triad in IBD: a mechanistic framework for dysregulated antimicrobial defense.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Antimicrobial proteins and peptides in pregnancy: Guardians of the maternal-fetal frontier.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Preliminary Study on Circulating REG3α and Its Associations with Vitamin D Supplementation and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Adults with Overweight and Obesity.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
- Structural and Functional Insights into Viral and Fungal Proteins Involved in Chronic Inflammation and Their Biologic Treatments.Pharmaceutics · 2025Review
- Impact of toll-like receptors on food allergy: mechanisms involved and scientific evidence.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2025Review
- Novel Hybrid Peptide DEFB126 (1-39)-TP5 Inhibits LPS-Induced Inflammatory Responses and Oxidative Stress by Neutralizing LPS and Blocking the TLR4/MD2-NFκB Signaling Axis.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Observational
- Circulating Beta-Defensin 2 Levels Correlate with Conventional Inflammatory Markers in Infection-Free Individuals with Overweight and Obesity: An Exploratory Study.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Circulating Antimicrobial Peptides as Biomarkers of Inflammation and Airway Dysfunction After Marathon Running.Biology · 2025Article
- Bacillus subtilis Induces Human Beta Defensin-2 Through its Lipoproteins in Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2025Article
- Comparison of salivary statherin and beta-defensin-2 levels, oral health behaviors, and demographic factors in children with and without early childhood caries.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- HPV16 E7 inhibits HBD2 expression by down-regulation of ASK1-p38 MAPK pathway in cervical cancer.Virology journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Studies described so far suggest that human β-defensin 2 is an important protein of innate immune response which provides protection for the human organism against invading pathogens of bacterial, viral, fungal, as well as parasitical origin. Its pivotal role in enhancing immunity was proved in infants. It may also be considered a marker of inflammation. Its therapeutic administration has been suggested for maintenance of the balance of systemic homeostasis based on the appropriate composition of the microbiota. It has been suggested that it may be an important therapeutic tool for modulating the response of the immune system in many inflammatory diseases, offering new treatment modalities. For this reason, its properties and role in the human body discussed in this review should be studied in more detail.
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