Expressions of Antimicrobial Peptides LL-37 Human Beta Defensin-2 and -3 in the Lesions of Cutaneous Tuberculosis and Tuberculids

摘要

Background:Antimicrobial peptides, including cathelicidin LL-37, human beta defensin (HBD)-2, and HBD-3, are important elements of the innate immune response and involved in modulation of the adaptive immunity, and they also play an important role in cutaneous defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.