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Antifibrogenic Effects of the Antimicrobial Peptide Cathelicidin in Murine Colitis-Associated FibrosisSummary

Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2015
Background & Aims: Cathelicidin (LL-37 in human and mCRAMP in mice) represents a family of endogenous antimicrobial peptides with anti-inflammatory effects.
Jun Hwan Yoo, Samantha Ho, Deanna Hoang-Yen Tran, Michelle Cheng, Kyriaki Bakirtzi, Yuzu Kubota, Ryan Ichikawa, Bowei Su, Diana Hoang-Ngoc Tran, Tressia C. Hing, Irene Chang, David Q. Shih, Richard E. Issacson, Richard L. Gallo, Claudio Fiocchi, Charalabos Pothoulakis, Hon Wai Koon   +16 more
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LL37, a human antimicrobial peptide with immunomodulatory properties [PDF]

, 2011
Cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent the first line of defense against many invading pathogens. These small amphipathic peptides are part of the innate immune system and have a broad-spectrum activity against bacteria, fungi and viruses. In
Domingues, Lucília, Gama, F. M., Ramos, Reinaldo Rodrigues   +2 more
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Jefferson Digital Commons quarterly report: October-December 2017 [PDF]

, 2018
This quarterly report includes: Assorted assets added to the JDC in the last quarter Grand Rounds Recordings College Within a College (CWIC) Posters Program of Industrial Design Capstones What people are saying about the ...
Copeland, James, LIBT, Duinkerken, Kelsey, MSI, Kipnis, Dan, MSI   +2 more
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Vitamin D3 loaded polycaprolactone nanoparticles enhance the expression of the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin in macrophages

Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology
Tuberculosis (TB), primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a global health burden. Current antibiotic treatments are limited by adverse effects, poor adherence, and drug resistance, necessitating new therapeutic approaches. Recent studies
Prince N. Dlozi, Rami Ahmed, Star Khoza, Admire Dube   +3 more
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Cathelicidin suppresses colon cancer development by inhibition of cancer associated fibroblasts

Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2014
Michelle Cheng,1,* Samantha Ho,1,* Jun Hwan Yoo,1,2,* Deanna Hoang-Yen Tran,1,* Kyriaki Bakirtzi,1 Bowei Su,1 Diana Hoang-Ngoc Tran,1 Yuzu Kubota,1 Ryan Ichikawa,1 Hon Wai Koon1 1Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Division of Digestive Diseases ...
Cheng M, Ho S, Yoo JH, Tran DHY, Bakirtzi K, Su B, Tran DHN, Kubota Y, Ichikawa R, Koon HW   +9 more
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The role of cathelicidins in neutrophil biology

Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Abstract Despite their relatively short lifespan, neutrophils are tasked with counteracting pathogens through various functions, including phagocytosis, production of reactive oxygen species, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), and host defense peptides.
Grace Yoon, Rodrigo Puentes, Jacquelyn Tran, Anmol Multani, Eduardo R Cobo   +4 more
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The role of vitamin D3 and vitamin B9 (Folic acid) in immune system [PDF]

, 2016
Background and aims: Vitamins are essential constituents of our diet that Longley have been known to influence the immune system. Vitamin D3 and B9 have received particular attention in recent years as these vitamins have been shown to have an unexpected
Mansourabadi, Amir Hossein., Mansouri, Reza., Moogooei, Maryam., Moogooei, Mozhgan., Razavi, Nastaran.   +4 more
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Cathelicidin LL-37 [PDF]

, 2020
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Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> and Pediatric UTIs: A Review of the Literature and Selected Experimental Observations. [PDF]

Antibiotics (Basel)
Tamas V, Ulloa ER, Kumaraswamy M, Dahesh S, Zurich R, Nizet V, Coady A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Cathelicidin-like Peptide for Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Control. [PDF]

Antibiotics (Basel)
Cândido ES, Buccini DF, Miranda EB, Gonçalves RM, Brandão ALO, Nieto-Marín V, Leal APF, Rezende SB, Cardoso MH, Franco OL.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source