Abstract
Defensins are small, cationic, cyclic peptides that are abundantly stored in granules of neutrophils. Defensins non-specifically interact with membranes by forming weakly ion-selective pores. Here we demonstrate immunolocalization of defensin-secreting cells in human brain. Defensins, secreted by activated granulocytes, apparently are not prevented by the blood-brain barrier (BBB) from diffusing across cerebral endothelium to penetrate the neuropil for a considerable distance from the granulocyte. This is in contrast to other neutrophil proteins like the granule-associated enzyme elastase or the cytosolic protein MRP-14, which are strictly localized to the cytoplasm or granules of neutrophils. Thus, defensins, known chemokinetic and chemotactic molecules, display a unique distribution at BBB sites.
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