https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/gsk-3008348-h
Defensins are antimicrobial peptides composed of 3 conserved disulfide bridges, a β-sheet, and both hydrophobic and cationic amino acids. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the immunomodulation role of avian β-defensin 8 (AvBD8) in a chicken macrophage cell line. Chicken AvBD8 stimulated the expression of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, interferon gamma, and IL-12p4 and chemokines (CCL4, CXCL13, and CCL2 in macrophages. Furthermore, by Western blotting and immunocytochemistry, we confirmed that AvBD8 activate