deaths annually worldwide. This problem has increased because of the association with
human immmunodeficiency virus and diabetes mellitus type 2, mainly in developing
countries. In the past few years it has been highlighted the significance of antimicrobial
peptides in the immunopathogenesis of TB ex vivo and in experimental models studies. In
this study we analyzed the expression of CAMP, DEFA1, DEFB4, and DEFB103A in patients …