Mechanisms and regulation of defensins in host defense
As a family of cationic host defense peptides, defensins are mainly synthesized by Paneth cells, neutrophils, and epithelial cells, contributing to host defense.
Jie Fu +5 more
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The Role of NLR-related Protein 3 Inflammasome in Host Defense and Inflammatory Diseases [PDF]
Among a number of innate receptors, the nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat containing (NLR) nucleotide oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor families are involved in the recognition of cytosolic pathogen- or danger-associated molecules ...
Chul-Su Yang +2 more
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A diverse set of prophage-mediated mechanisms protecting bacterial hosts from infection has been recently uncovered within cluster N mycobacteriophages isolated on the host, Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155.
Catherine M. Mageeney +7 more
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Temporal proteomic profiling via 4D-DIA reveals early defense mechanisms and core resistance determinants in soybean against Phakopsora pachyrhizi. [PDF]
Lu Z +11 more
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Background The ongoing African swine fever virus (ASFv) epidemic has had a major impact on pig production globally and biosecurity efforts to curb ASFv infectivity and transmission are a high priority.
Joshua A. Jackman +3 more
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Maladaptive (dark-side) and adaptive (bright-side) personality traits and defense styles
This study explores the relationship between bright- and dark-side personality traits and four major styles of defense mechanisms (DMs) as this relationship remains unexplored and important in understanding the DMs. In all, 435 adult working participants
Adrian Furnham, Stephen Cuppello
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Associations between defense mechanisms and life satisfaction among North Korean refugees
Background The present study investigated associations between defense mechanisms and life satisfaction among North Korean refugees living in South Korea.
Chang Woo Lee +6 more
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Although the role of high-risk human papillomaviruses (hrHPVs) as etiological agents in cancer development has been intensively studied during the last decades, there is still the necessity of understanding the impact of the HPV E6 and E7 oncogenes on ...
Ruwen Yang +9 more
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Melatonin: Awakening the Defense Mechanisms during Plant Oxidative Stress
Melatonin is a multifunctional signaling molecule that is ubiquitously distributed in different parts of a plant and responsible for stimulating several physio-chemical responses to adverse environmental conditions. In this review, we show that, although
Adil Khan +6 more
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Change in coping and defense mechanisms across adulthood: Longitudinal findings in a European American sample. [PDF]
This study examined longitudinal changes in coping and defense mechanisms in an age- and gender-stratified sample of 392 European-American adults. Nonlinear age-related changes were found for the coping mechanisms of sublimation and suppression and the ...
Chui, Helena +5 more
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