title: Epithelia: not just physical barriers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. tganz@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ganz
mesh_terms: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000502:physiology; D000099231:Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein
chemical_list: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D001798:Blood Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D000099231:Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein; C021623:bactericidal permeability increasing protein