Host-defense peptides: From biology to therapeutic strategies

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2157-2159

  Mangoni, Maria Luisa ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti infective drugs; Antibiotic resistance; Endotoxin; Host defense peptides; Immunomodulatory; Innate immunity; Mode of action; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; BETA DEFENSIN; CATHELICIDIN; CECROPIN; HOST DEFENSE PEPTIDE; MAGAININ DERIVATIVE; OLIGOACYLLYSINE DERIVATIVE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TARGETING; EYE DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PANETH CELL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN PROTECTION;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE;

EID: 79960931688     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-011-0709-3     Document Type: Review

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