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Effect of vitamin d binding protein gene polymorphisms and vitamin d bioavailability on cathelicidin expression in tuberculosis infection and disease

Acen, Ester Lilian (Makerere University, 2023-01)

Background: The human antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin (LL-37) is involved in host innate immunity by the after activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs), resulting in direct killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). ...