Immunotherapy: Open Access

Immunotherapy: Open Access
Open Access

ISSN: 2471-9552

Short Communication - (2016) Volume 2, Issue 3

Budesonide Suppresses Pulmonary Antibacterial Host Defense by Down-Regulating Cathelicidin-Related Antimicrobial Peptide

Xi Dai1,2 and Guoping Li2*
1State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macao, China
2Respiratory Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
*Corresponding Author: Guoping Li, Respiratory Department, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China, Tel: 18982791605 Email:

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