Antimicrobial peptides: Natural antibiotics of skin;Péptidos antimicrobianos: Antibióticos naturales de la piel

Dermatologia Revista Mexicana

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 57-67

  Castrillón Rivera, Laura E ^a   Ramos, Alejandro Palma ^a   Desgarennes, Carmen Padilla ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DERMATOLÓGICO DR LADISLAO DE LA PASCUA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Cathelicidins; Cationic peptides; Defensins; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN; DEFENSIN; HISTAMINE; PEPTIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG MECHANISM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; KERATINOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PLANT DEFENSE; REVIEW;

EID: 35348877887     PISSN: 01854038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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