Deficiency of Cathelicidin-related Antimicrobial Peptide Promotes Skin Papillomatosis in Mus musculus Papillomavirus 1-infected Mice

• Main Authors: Sonja Dorfer (Author), Katharina Strasser (Author), Siegfried Reipert (Author), Michael B. Fischer (Author), Saeed Shafti-Keramat (Author), Michael Bonelli (Author), Georg Schröckenfuchs (Author), Wolfgang Bauer (Author), Stefanie Kancz (Author), Lena Müller (Author), Alessandra Handisurya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cathelicidins have been reported to inhibit human papillomavirus infection in vitro; however, nothing is known about their activity in vivo. In this study, experimental skin infection with Mus musculus papillomavirus 1 resulted in robust development of cutaneous papillomas in cyclosporine A-treated...