Antimicrobial peptides: Natural effectors of the innate immune system

Seminars in Immunopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-43

  Radek, Katherine ^a   Gallo, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial resistance; Cathelicidins; Defensins; Innate immunity; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ALPHA DEFENSIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BETA DEFENSIN; CATHELICIDIN; CHROMOGRANIN A; NEUROKININ; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIOLYSIS; ECZEMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS IMMUNITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LUNG DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINIA; VIRUS IMMUNITY; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; PEPTIDES;

EID: 34748844591     PISSN: 18632297     EISSN: 18632300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00281-007-0064-5     Document Type: Review

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