Antimicrobial peptides: Old molecules with new ideas

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 3 PART 2, 2012, Pages 887-895

  Nakatsuji, Teruaki ^a,b   Gallo, Richard L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; BAC5 PEPTIDE; BETA DEFENSIN; CALGRANULIN; CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; CECROPIN; CECROPIN A; CECROPIN B; CECROPIN P1; DEFENSIN; DERMCIDIN; GAMMA PUROTHIONIN DERIVATIVE; GRAMICIDIN; PENICILLIN G; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; THETA DEFENSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84856864352     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.387     Document Type: Review

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