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Defensins of Grasses: A Systematic Review
Biomolecules, 2020 The grass family (Poaceae) is one of the largest families of flowering plants, growing in all climatic zones of all continents, which includes species of exceptional economic importance.
Tatyana I. Odintsova +2 more
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Mechanisms and regulation of defensins in host defense
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2023 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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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Our paper systematically reviews the intestinal structure, function, and microbiota of ostriches, along with strategies for improving their gut health. We analyze how these factors collectively influence intestinal homeostasis and ostrich welfare, emphasizing probiotics as a promising intervention to enhance gut health, boost population well‐being, and
Zi‐Qun Zhang +6 more
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DEFENSINS-a AT AN EARLY AGE IN RATS WITH ACUTE SOMATIC PAIN
RUDN Journal of Medicine, 2019 This article presents the results of studies on the reaction of α-defensins to acute somatic pain in newborn rats and in the early puberty period. Studies were carried out on white mongrel rats for three hours after pain exposure.
I. M. Bykov, V. V. Alekseev
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Defensin-driven viral evolution.
PLoS Pathogens, 2020 Enteric alpha-defensins are potent effectors of innate immunity that are abundantly expressed in the small intestine. Certain enteric bacteria and viruses are resistant to defensins and even appropriate them to enhance infection despite neutralization of
Karina Diaz +7 more
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Human Defensins Inhibit SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Blocking Viral Entry
Viruses, 2021 Innate immunity during acute infection plays a critical role in the disease severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and is likely to contribute to COVID-19 disease outcomes.
Chuan Xu +10 more
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Modulation of Animal Gut Health by Milk Oligosaccharide
Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.This review summarizes the composition and structural characteristics of MOs across different mammalian species, and elucidates their roles and mechanisms in maintaining intestinal homeostasis by regulating gut microbiome and enhancing intestinal chemical, physical and immune barriers.
Ningtao Chen +7 more
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Human β-defensin 4 – defensin without the “twist”
Postępy Biochemii, 2016 β-defensins are small, cysteine-rich, cationic peptides that contribute to various processes related to both arms of host defense, the innate and adaptive immunities. All β-defensins are potent antimicrobials with activity targeting a broad range of pathogens.
Adam, Prahl +3 more
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Animals, 2023 β-Defensins are cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that play an important role in the innate immune defense of bovines. They are constitutively expressed in mammary glands and induced differently in response to pathogens.
Mojtaba Daneshi +4 more
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Human Defensins: Potential Tools for Clinical Applications
, 2012 As components of the innate immune system, antimicrobial peptides in the form of human defensins play an important role in host defense by serving as the epithelial layer’s biochemical barrier against local infections.
Matthias Wenghoefer, Jochen Winter
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