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Clinical Immunology Newsletter, 1987 Abstract: Defensins are a family of small, variably cationic proteins which are highly abundant in the granules of mammalian phagocytes. Three defensins, HNP‐1, 2, and 3, comprise 30–50% of total protein in azurophil granules of human neutrophils. Some defensins are broadly antimicrobial, antiviral and cytotoxic, while others are chemotactic, opsonic,
T, Ganz, M E, Selsted, R I, Lehrer
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Antibiotics, 2023 Cryptdin-4 (crp4) is an enteric α-defensin derived from mice, and is a main mediator of immunity to oral infections and a determinant of the composition of the intestinal microbiota.
Yi Wang +9 more
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Life, 2023 The black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), has a great bioconversion potential and ability to develop on diverse substrates.
Valentina Candian +2 more
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Antimicrobial peptides: agents of border protection for companion animals. [PDF]
, 2012 Over the past 20 years, there have been significant inroads into understanding the roles of antimicrobial peptides in homeostatic functions and their involvement in disease pathogenesis.
Affolter, Verena K +2 more
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Excellent diagnostic characteristics for ultrafast gene profiling of DEFA1-IL1B-LTF in detection of prosthetic joint infections [PDF]
, 2017 The timely and exact diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is crucial for surgical decision-making. Intraoperatively, delivery of the result within an hour is required.
Demuth HB +8 more
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Flagellin induces β-defensin 2 in human colonic ex vivo infection with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli [PDF]
, 2016 Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) is an important foodborne pathogen in the developed world and can cause life-threatening disease particularly in children.
Chan, Simon +6 more
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Сибирский научный медицинский журнал, 2020 The literature review, according to recent publications, systematizes modern ideas about new biochemical markers of bronchopulmonary pathology, namely chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma.
E. A. Kurtukov, Yu. I. Ragino
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection induces heterogeneous symptoms, ranging from asymptomatic to lethal forms. Severe forms usually occur in the elderly and/or individuals with comorbidities.
Charly Gilbert +16 more
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Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2008 Modulation of defensin expression may be one way to improve animal health and to reduce zoonotic diseases. Defensins are small, cationic, and amphipathic cysteine-rich antibiotic peptides found in plants, insects, mammals and birds. Whereas alpha- and theta-defensins appear to be absent in birds, several beta-defensins have been isolated from avian ...
van Dijk, A. +2 more
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Molecular characterization of a defensin gene from a hard tick, Dermacentor silvarum
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Ticks are distributed worldwide and considered as vectors of many human diseases. Tick defensins, a family of antimicrobial peptides, form the first line of defense against pathogens.
Juanjuan Wang +4 more
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