The Role of Defensins in HIV Pathogenesis

Table 1

Cellular sources and tissue localization of α-defensins.

	HNP1–3	HNP4^a	HD5	HD6^a	References
Cellular (primary)	Neutrophils	Neutrophils	Paneth cells	Paneth cells	[23, 24, 42, 47, 124–128]
Cellular (also reported)	Monocytes, NK cells, B cells, γδ T cells, intestinal epithelial cells		Female reproductive tract epithelial cells, urinary tract epithelial cells
Tissue^b	Cervical mucus plug, spleen, thymus

^aLimited data available due to lack of availability of antibodies. ^bmRNA expression was identified in tissue but cellular source was not determined.