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. 2016 Jul-Aug;91(4):472–478. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164412

Chart 3.

Key topics on the innate immune system (part 1)

Atopic dermatits and innate immune system
• Changes in pathogen recognition receptors
    • Defects in Toll-like receptor 2 contribute to increased
colonization and infection by S. aureus
 
• Anti-mycobians peptides (AMPs)
    • Main AMPs: catelicidin (LL37) and β-defensin
    • Decreased AD expression. Favors skin infections