Comparison of salivary antimicrobial peptides and upper respiratory tract infections in elite marathon runners and sedentary subjects

• Hoofdauteurs: Tatsuya Usui (Auteur), Takahiro Yoshikawa (Auteur), Keisuke Orita (Auteur), Shin-ya Ueda (Auteur), Yoshihiro Katsura (Auteur), Shigeo Fujimoto (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between human β-defensin-2 (HBD-2), cathelicidin (LL-37) and upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). In addition, the possible association between salivary cortisol and the salivary antimicrobial peptides was also examined. We hypothesi...