Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are distributed across all kingdoms of life and are an
indispensable component of host defenses. They consist of predominantly short cationic …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short peptidic molecules produced by most living
creatures. They help unicellular organisms to successfully compete for nutrients with other …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are multi-functional peptides whose fundamental biological
role in vivo has been proposed to be the elimination of pathogenic microorganisms …

Antibiotics have been overused and misused for preventive and therapeutic purposes.
Specifically, antibiotics are frequently used as growth promoters for improving productivity …

Anionic antimicrobial peptides/proteins (AAMPs) were first reported in the early 1980s and
since then, have been established as an important part of the innate immune systems of …

Host defense peptides (HDPs) are important effector molecules of the innate immune system
of vertebrates. These antimicrobial peptides are also present in invertebrates, plants and …

Heterophils play an indispensable role in the immune defense of the avian host. To
accomplish this defense, heterophils use sophisticated mechanisms to both detect and …

Necrotic enteritis (NE), caused by Clostridium perfringens (CP), is one of the most common
of poultry diseases, causing huge economic losses to the poultry industry. This review …

Bacterial resistance has intensified in recent years due to the uncontrolled use of
conventional drugs, and new bacterial strains with multiple resistance have been reported …

Intestinal barrier function is achieved primarily through regulating the synthesis of mucins
and tight junction (TJ) proteins, which are critical for maintaining optimal gut health and …