TY - JOUR AU - Wang, Wen-mei AU - Ye, Pei AU - Qian, Ya-jie AU - Gao, Ya-fan AU - Li, Jing-jing AU - Sun, Fang-fang AU - Zhang, Wei-yun AU - Wang, Xiang PY - 2015 DA - 2015/01/24 TI - Effects of whole cigarette smoke on human beta defensins expression and secretion by oral mucosal epithelial cells JO - Tobacco Induced Diseases SP - 3 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Cigarette smoke a recognized risk factor for many systemic diseases and also oral diseases. Human beta defensins (HBDs), a group of important antimicrobial peptides expressed by the epithelium, are crucial for local defense and tissue homeostasis of oral cavity. The aim of this study was to evaluate potential effects of whole cigarette smoke (WCS) exposure on the expression and secretion of HBDs by oral mucosal epithelial cells. SN - 1617-9625 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12971-015-0029-8 DO - 10.1186/s12971-015-0029-8 ID - Wang2015 ER -