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Entamoeba histolytica Induces Intestinal Cathelicidins but Is Resistant to Cathelicidin-Mediated Killing [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 2012 ABSTRACTThe enteric protozoan parasiteEntamoeba histolyticais the cause of potentially fatal amebic colitis and liver abscesses.E. histolyticatrophozoites colonize the colon, where they induce inflammation, penetrate the mucosa, and disrupt the host immune system. The early establishment ofE.
Eduardo R, Cobo +7 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is endangered due to the spread of Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a contagious cancer with no current treatment options.
Cleopatra Petrohilos +4 more
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Dodecapeptide Cathelicidins of Cetartiodactyla: Structure, Mechanism of Antimicrobial Action, and Synergistic Interaction With Other Cathelicidins [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 In this study, dodecapeptide cathelicidins were shown to be widespread antimicrobial peptides among the Cetruminantia clade. In particular, we investigated the dodecapeptide from the domestic goat Capra hircus, designated as ChDode and its unique ortholog from the sperm whale Physeter catodon (PcDode).
Ilia A. Bolosov +12 more
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Snake cathelicidin from Bungarus fasciatus is a potent peptide antibiotics. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 BACKGROUND: Cathelicidins are a family of antimicrobial peptides acting as multifunctional effector molecules of innate immunity, which are firstly found in mammalians. Recently, several cathelicidins have also been found from chickens and fishes.
Yipeng Wang +8 more
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Expression and activity of a novel cathelicidin from domestic cats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Cathelicidins are small cationic antimicrobial peptides found in many species including primates, mammals, marsupials, birds and even more primitive vertebrates, such as the hagfish.
Brian C Leonard +6 more
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Antimicrobial Activity of Cathelicidin-Derived Peptide from the Iberian Mole Talpa occidentalis
Vaccines, 2022 The immune systems of all vertebrates contain cathelicidins, a family of antimicrobial peptides. Cathelicidins are a type of innate immune effector that have a number of biological functions, including a well-known direct antibacterial action and ...
Andrea Otazo-Pérez +6 more
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Cathelicidins and the Onset of Labour [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2019 AbstractPreterm birth, defined as delivery before 37 weeks of gestation, is the leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Infection and inflammation are frequent antecedents of spontaneous preterm birth. Cathelicidin, an antimicrobial host defence peptide, is induced by infection and inflammation and although expressed in the reproductive ...
Sara R. van Boeckel +11 more
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Tissue expression and developmental regulation of chicken cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2012 Cathelicidins are a major family of antimicrobial peptides present in vertebrate animals with potent microbicidal and immunomodulatory activities. Four cathelicidins, namely fowlicidins 1 to 3 and cathelicidin B1, have been identified in chickens.
Achanta Mallika +5 more
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Therapeutic Role of Antimicrobial Peptides in Diabetes Mellitus
Biologics, 2022 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have recently become widely publicized because they have the potential to function in alternative therapies as “natural” antibiotics, with their main advantage being a broad spectrum of activity.
Julia Depta +7 more
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Genetic diversity of Japanese quail cathelicidins
Poultry Science, 2021 Japanese quail is a low-fat, meat-bird species exhibiting high disease resistance. Cathelicidins (CATHs) are host defense peptides conserved across numerous vertebrate species that play an important role in innate immunity. The activity of host defense peptides can be affected by amino acid substitutions.
Taichiro Ishige +4 more
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