title: Cathelicidin LL-37 Induces Semaphorin 3A Expression in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes: Implications for Possible Application to Pruritus.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental and Gender Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umehara
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental and Gender Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Yayoi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental and Gender Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsutoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tominaga
authors.affiliation: Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Niyonsaba
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental and Gender Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan; Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideoki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.affiliation: Institute for Environmental and Gender Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan; Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: ktakamor@juntendo.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takamori
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D004817:Epidermis / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D012016:Reference Values; D040121:Semaphorin-3A / Q000235:genetics*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D054804:Cathelicidins
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D040121:Semaphorin-3A; D054804:Cathelicidins