Osteoblasts participate in the innate immunity of the bone by producing human beta defensin-3.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000276:immunology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2 / Q000502:physiology*; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4 / Q000502:physiology*; D023083:beta-Defensins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; C422950:DEFB103A protein, human; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D023083:beta-Defensins