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Regulation of Host Defense Peptide Synthesis by Polyphenols
Antibiotics, 2023 The rise of antimicrobial resistance has created an urgent need for antibiotic-alternative strategies for disease control and prevention. Host defense peptides (HDPs), which have both antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties, are an important component of the innate immune system.
Isabel Tobin, Guolong Zhang
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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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Sap transporter mediated import and subsequent degradation of antimicrobial peptides in Haemophilus. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2011 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) contribute to host innate immune defense and are a critical component to control bacterial infection. Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) is a commensal inhabitant of the human nasopharyngeal mucosa, yet is commonly ...
Catherine L Shelton +4 more
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Defensins: antifungal lessons from eukaryotes
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014 Over the last years, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been the focus of intense research towards the finding of a viable alternative to current antifungal drugs.
Patrícia M. Silva +2 more
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Epithelial antimicrobial peptides in host defense against infection
Respiratory Research, 2000 One component of host defense at mucosal surfaces seems to be epithelium-derived antimicrobial peptides. Antimicrobial peptides are classified on the basis of their structure and amino acid motifs.
Bals Robert
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Antimicrobial peptides of buffalo and their role in host defenses [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2018 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are highly conserved components of the innate immune system found among all classes of life. Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), an important livestock for milk and meat production, is known to have a better resistance to many diseases as compared to cattle.
Khangembam Victoria Chanu +2 more
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Antimicrobial Peptides as Mediators of Epithelial Host Defense [PDF]
Pediatric Research, 1999 Mammalian epithelial surfaces are remarkable for their ability to provide critical physiologic functions in the face of frequent microbial challenges. The fact that these mucosal surfaces remain infection-free in the normal host suggests that highly effective mechanisms of host defense have evolved to protect these environmentally exposed tissues ...
K M, Huttner, C L, Bevins
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Biophysical approaches for studying viral entry
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Viruses infect all living organisms and have been responsible for major epidemics and pandemics. Their ongoing evolutionary battle with host defenses creates a constant need for improved tools to study viral behavior. Advancing methods to probe viral attachment, fusion, and genome release deepen our understanding of how infections begin and support the
Inbar Yosibash, Raya Sorkin
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Snake Venom Cathelicidins as Natural Antimicrobial Peptides
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019 Bioactive small molecules isolated from animals, plants, fungi and bacteria, including natural antimicrobial peptides, have shown great therapeutic potential worldwide.
Elizângela de Barros +14 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.We present robust protocols for the preparation of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) incorporating either Salmonella smooth LPS or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). We use a combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM‐D) and fluorescence microscopy to both characterize the SLBs of various compositions and to probe their interactions ...
Hudson P. Pace +6 more
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