title: Functional relationship between cationic amino acid transporters and beta-defensins: implications for dry skin diseases and the dry eye.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Grosse Steinstrasse 52, D-06097 Halle/Saale, Germany. kristin.jaeger@medizin.uni-halle.de
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Garreis
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Posa
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dunse
authors.forename: Friedrich P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Paulsen
mesh_terms: D026923:Amino Acid Transport Systems, Basic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001120:Arginine / Q000378:metabolism; D001692:Biological Transport; D002675:Child, Preschool; D023082:Defensins / Q000378:metabolism; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008239:Lysine / Q000378:metabolism; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000378:metabolism; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000188:drug therapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D023083:beta-Defensins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D026923:Amino Acid Transport Systems, Basic; D023082:Defensins; D023083:beta-Defensins; D014508:Urea; D001120:Arginine; D008239:Lysine