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Anti-HIV-1 activity of elafin depends on its nuclear localization and altered innate immune activation in female genital epithelial cells.
Drannik, AG; Nag, K; Yao, XD; Henrick, BM; Ball, TB; Plummer, FA; Wachihi, C; Kimani, J; Rosenthal, KL. (University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2012-12-27)Elafin (E) and its precursor trappin-2 (Tr) are alarm antiproteases with antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities. Tr and E (Tr/E) have been associated with HIV-1 resistance. We recently showed that Tr/E reduced IL-8 ...