Antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities of an ovine proline/arginine-rich cathelicidin

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-291

  Yu, Pak Lam ^a   Cross, Martin L ^b   Haverkamp, Richard G ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Cytokine production; Innate immunity; Murine macrophage; Ovine cathelicidins

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 12; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROLINE ARGININE RICH CATHELICIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOMODULATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CELL LINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERLEUKIN-12; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SHEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 73549104786     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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