Effect of glucocorticoids on expression of cutaneous antimicrobial peptides in northern leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens)
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- 作者：Laetitia Tatiersky ; Louise A. Rollins-Smith ; Ray Lu…
- 关键词：Chytridiomycosis ; Antimicrobial peptides ; Skin ; Frogs ; Corticosteroid ; Quantitative RT ; PCR
- 刊名：BMC Veterinary Research
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：December 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：11
- 期：1
- 全文大小：2,281 KB
- 刊物主题：Veterinary Medicine; Zoology; Transgenics;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1746-6148
文摘
Background Many species of frogs secrete cutaneous antimicrobial peptides that are capable of killing Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Some of these species are nonetheless susceptible to chytridiomycosis, suggesting that host factors causing dysregulation of this innate immune response may be important in pathogenesis. Since stresses, such as from environmental perturbations, are a potential cause of such dysregulation, this study investigated the effect of glucocorticoid on cutaneous gene expression of these antimicrobial peptides.