Figure 3.
Essential role of cathelicidins in controlling HSV replication in the skin. Skin biopsies from BALB/c (n=5) and Cnlp KO (n=5) mice were stimulated with HSV-2 for 24 hours and evaluated for HSV-2 gene expression. RNA was collected from the tissue and the levels of HSV-2 evaluated by real-time RT-PCR. *indicates a significant difference of p<0.05.