Induced expression of melittin, an antimicrobial peptide, inhibits infection by Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma hominis in a HeLa cell line

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-137

  Lazarev, V N ^a,b   Parfenova, T M ^b   Gularyan, S K ^a   Misyurina, O Yu ^a,b   Akopian, T A ^b   Govorun, V M ^a,b  

^a N N BLOKHIN NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF ONCOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b Lytech Ltd   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Melittin; Mycoplasma hominis

Indexed keywords

MELITTIN; PLASMID VECTOR;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE CONSTRUCT; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VECTORS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MELITTEN; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TETRACYCLINE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0036175212     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(01)00479-4     Document Type: Article

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