Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are expressed in various living organisms as first-line host
defenses against potential harmful encounters in their surroundings. AMPs are short …

Cationic antimicrobial peptides are a novel type of antibiotic offering much potential in the
treatment of microbial-related diseases. They offer many advantages for commercial …

Domesticated animals have a large variety of antimicrobial peptides that serve as natural
innate barriers limiting microbial infection or, in some instances, act as an integral …

Antimicrobial host defense peptides (HDPs) are a critical component of the innate immunity
with microbicidal, endotoxin-neutralizing, and immunostimulatory properties. HDPs kill …

Cathelicidins are a family of peptides thought to provide an innate defensive barrier against
a variety of potential microbial pathogens. The human and mouse cathelicidins (LL-37 and …

One component of host defence at mucosal surfaces are epithelial-derived antimicrobial
peptides. Cathelicidins are one family of antimicrobial peptides characterized by conserved …

Cathelicidins are the precursors of potent antimicrobial peptides that have been identified in
several mammalian species. Prior work has suggested that members of this gene family can …

Cathelicidins are a numerous group of mammalian proteins that carry diverse antimicrobial
peptides at the C‐terminus of a highly conserved preproregion. These peptides, which …

Comparison of human immunodeficiency virus lentiviral lytic peptide 1 with other host-
derived peptides indicates that antimicrobial properties of membrane-active peptides are …

Airway disease currently causes most of the morbidity and mortality in patients with cystic
fibrosis (CF). However, understanding the pathogenesis of CF lung disease and develo** …