Fig. 1
From: A study on β-defensin-2 and histatin-5 as a diagnostic marker of early childhood caries progression
Signaling pathways in inducible expression of HBD-2 in epithelial cell. (ERK extracellular-signal-regulated kinase, hBD-2 human β-defensin-2, IκBα nuclear factor of κ light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cell inhibitor, alpha, IKK IκB kinase, IL 1a interleukin 1a, JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase, LBP lipopolysaccharide binding protein, LPS lipopolysaccharide, TLR toll-like receptor, MEK mitogen-activated protein kinase, NFκB nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells, Raf proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase, sCD14 soluble CD14, Src proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Src)