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Degradation of human kininogens with the release of kinin peptides by extracellular proteinases of Candida spp. [PDF]

, 2010
The secretion of proteolytic enzymes by pathogenic microorganisms is one of the most successful strategies used by pathogens to colonize and infect the host organism.
Ben Nasr A., Ben Nasr A., Bergmann S., Boskey E.R., Colman R.W., De Bernardis F., Frick I.M., Imamura T., Kaminishi H., Karkowska-Kuleta J., Koelsch G., Maeda H., Maruo K., Matsudaira P., Molla A., Tapper H., White T.C.   +16 more
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Antimicrobial peptides in echinoderm host defense [PDF]

Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2015
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are important effector molecules in innate immunity. Here we briefly summarize characteristic traits of AMPs and their mechanisms of antimicrobial activity. Echinoderms live in a microbe-rich marine environment and are known to express a wide range of AMPs. We address two novel AMP families from coelomocytes of sea urchins:
Li, Chun, Blencke, Hans-Matti, Haug, Tor, Stensvåg, Klara   +3 more
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Immunomodulatory Activities of Small Host Defense Peptides [PDF]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2005
ABSTRACT Recent studies have demonstrated that in addition to their antimicrobial activity, cationic host defense peptides, like the human cathelicidin LL-37, perform many activities relating to innate immunity, including the induction or modulation of chemokine and cytokine production, alteration of gene expression in host cells,
Bowdish, Dawn M E, Davidson, Donald J, Scott, Monisha G, Hancock, Robert E W   +3 more
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Role of lactobacilli and lactoferrin in the mucosal cervicovaginal defense [PDF]

, 2018
Human lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein present at high concentrations in breast milk and colostrum. It is produced by many exocrine glands and widely distributed in a variety of body fluids.
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Host-Defense Peptides as New Generation Phytosanitaries: Low Toxicity and Low Induction of Antimicrobial Resistance

Agronomy, 2022
Host-defense peptides (HDP) are emerging as promising phytosanitaries due to their potency, low plant, animal and environmental toxicity, and above all, low induction of antimicrobial resistance.
Fernando Lobo, Alicia Boto
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PhytoAFP: In Silico Approaches for Designing Plant-Derived Antifungal Peptides

Antibiotics, 2021
Emerging infectious diseases (EID) are serious problems caused by fungi in humans and plant species. They are a severe threat to food security worldwide.
Atul Tyagi, Sudeep Roy, Sanjay Singh, Manoj Semwal, Ajit K. Shasany, Ashok Sharma, Ivo Provazník   +6 more
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First report of Lividin and Spinulosain peptides from the skin secretion of an Indian frog [PDF]

, 2016
Here, we report two novel peptides identified from the skin secretion, having homologies to Lividin and Spinulosain, of an endemic frog, Hydrophylax bahuvistara, of Western Ghats.
George, Sanil, Gopal, Shyla, Vineeth Kumar, Thundiparampil V.   +2 more
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A Diverse Family of Host-Defense Peptides (Piscidins) Exhibit Specialized Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Protozoal Activities in Fishes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Conventional antibiotics and other chemical-based drugs are currently one of the most common methods used to control disease-related mortality in animal agriculture.
Scott A Salger, Katherine R Cassady, Benjamin J Reading, Edward J Noga   +3 more
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Marine Invertebrate Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Potential as Novel Peptide Antibiotics

Marine Drugs, 2023
Marine invertebrates constantly interact with a wide range of microorganisms in their aquatic environment and possess an effective defense system that has enabled their existence for millions of years.
Svetlana V. Guryanova, Sergey V. Balandin, Oksana Yu. Belogurova-Ovchinnikova, Tatiana V. Ovchinnikova   +3 more
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Antiviral activity of animal venom peptides and related compounds [PDF]

, 2017
Viruses exhibit rapid mutational capacity to trick and infect host cells, sometimes assisted through virus-coded peptides that counteract host cellular immune defense.
Mata, Élida Cleyse Gomes da Mata, Mourão, Caroline Barbosa Farias, Rangel, Marisa, Schwartz, Elisabeth Nogueira Ferroni   +3 more
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