Does helicobacter pylori induce the release of alpha-defensin by human granulocytes?
H. pylori induce alpha-defensin release from granulocytes which may well be important in local host response to H. pylori infection in gastroduodenal diseases.
A complete, but not a partial deficiency is associated with moderate changes in TEWL and skin hydration, revealing surprisingly only a mild disturbance of the epidermal permeability barrier function.