Staphylococcus aureus Activates the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Human Keratinocytes

• Main Authors: Eva-Lena Stange (Author), Franziska Rademacher (Author), Katharina Antonia Drerup (Author), Nina Heinemann (Author), Lena Möbus (Author), Regine Gläser (Author), Jürgen Harder (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen causing various infections, including - as most frequently isolated bacterium - cutaneous infections. Keratinocytes as the first barrier cells of the skin respond to S. aureus by the release of defense molecules such as cytokines and antimicrobial pepti...