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Sensitivity of Chlamydia suis to cathelicidin peptides

Veterinary Microbiology, 2007
Nine Chlamydia suis isolates, obtained from pigs with conjunctivitis, were molecularly characterized by ompA sequencing and their in vitro susceptibility to six cathelicidin peptides (SMAP-29, BAC-7, BMAP-27, BMAP-27, BMAP-28, PG-1, LL-37) determined in cell culture.
DONATI, MANUELA, DI FRANCESCO, ANTONIETTA, Gennaro R., Benincasa M., Magnino S., PIGNANELLI, SALVATORE, SHURDHI, ALISA, Moroni A., Mazzoni C., Merialdi G., BALDELLI, RAFFAELLA, CEVENINI, ROBERTO   +11 more
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Roles of cathelicidins in inflammation and bone loss

Odontology, 2014
Body surface tissues, such as the oral cavity, contact directly with the external environment and are continuously exposed to microbial insults. Cathelicidins are a family of antimicrobial peptides that are found in mammalian species. Humans and mice have only one cathelicidin. Cathelicidins are expressed in a variety of surface tissues.
Yuko, Nakamichi, Kanji, Horibe, Naoyuki, Takahashi, Nobuyuki, Udagawa   +3 more
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Expression of cathelicidin in recurrent throat infection

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2006
Epithelial cells can be called the first line of a defense barrier to microorganisms by the innate immune system. The antimicrobial peptides are the major participants of this system. Cathelicidins are a family of peptides thought to provide an innate defensive barrier against a variety of potential microbial pathogens.To evaluate the expression of the
Jae-Jun, Song, Kyu Sung, Hwang, Jeong Soo, Woo, Sung Won, Chae, Jae Gu, Cho, Hee Joon, Kang, Soon Jae, Hwang, Heung-Man, Lee   +7 more
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Cathelicidins, multifunctional peptides of the innate immunity

Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2003
AbstractCathelicidins comprise a family of mammalian proteins containing a C-terminal cationic antimicrobial domain that becomes active after being freed from the N-terminal cathelin portion of the holoprotein. Many other members of this family have been identified since the first cathelicidin sequences were reported 10 years ago.
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Cathelicidins: a family of endogenous antimicrobial peptides

Current Opinion in Hematology, 2002
The cytoplasmic granules of mammalian neutrophils contain several antimicrobial peptides. Some, like defensins, are fully processed before storage, whereas others are stored as precursors that require additional processing. Cathelicidins are bipartite molecules with an N-terminal cathelin domain and an antimicrobial C-terminal domain. Humans apparently
Robert I, Lehrer, Tomas, Ganz
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Cathelicidins and functional analogues as antisepsis molecules

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets, 2007
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria together with the limited success of sepsis therapeutics has lead to an urgent need for the development of alternative strategies for the treatment of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and related disorders.
Mookherjee N., Rehaume L.M., Hancock R.E.W.   +2 more
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Differential regulation of cathelicidin in salmon and cod

Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2013
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are an important component of innate immunity in vertebrates. The cathelicidin family of AMPs is well characterized in mammals and has also been reported in several fish species. In this study we investigated the regulation of cathelicidin expression in a gadoid and a salmonid cell-line in order to dissect the signalling ...
Daniela C, Broekman, Guðmundur H, Guðmundsson, Valerie H, Maier   +2 more
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Cathelicidins - a family of multifunctional antimicrobial peptides

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (CMLS), 2003
One component of host defence at mucosal surfaces are epithelial-derived antimicrobial peptides. Cathelicidins are one family of antimicrobial peptides characterized by conserved pro-peptide sequences that have been identified in several mammalian species.
R, Bals, J M, Wilson
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The dual role of cathelicidins in systemic inflammation

Immunology Letters, 2017
Antimicrobial peptides are key components of the innate immune system. They act as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents against Gram-positive and -negative bacteria, viruses, and fungi. More recently, antimicrobial peptides have been ascribed immunomodulatory functions, including roles in wound healing, induction of cytokines, and altering host gene ...
Fabiano, Pinheiro da Silva, Marcel Cerqueira César, Machado   +1 more
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Inhibition of cathelicidin activity by bacterial exopolysaccharides

Molecular Microbiology, 2009
SummaryThe interaction of bacterial exopolysaccharides, produced by opportunistic lung pathogens, with antimicrobial peptides of the innate primate immune system was investigated. The exopolysaccharides were produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Inquilinus limosus and clinical isolates of the Burkholderia cepacia complex, bacteria that are all involved ...
FOSCHIATTI, MICHELA, CESCUTTI, PAOLA, TOSSI, ALESSANDRO, RIZZO, ROBERTO   +3 more
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