Cationic host defence peptides (CHDP), also known as antimicrobial peptides, are naturally
occurring peptides that can combat infections through their direct microbicidal properties …

Defensins are a family of cationic antimicrobial peptides active against a broad range of
infectious microbes including bacteria, viruses and fungi, playing important roles as innate …

Defensins are a major family of host defense peptides expressed predominantly in
neutrophils and epithelial cells. Their broad antimicrobial activities and multifaceted …

Successful in vivo infection following pathogen entry requires the evasion and subversion of
multiple immunological barriers. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are one of the first immune …

With the growing problem of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the search for
alternative ways to combat bacterial infections is extremely urgent. While analyzing the effect …

More than 80 different adenovirus (AdV) types infect humans through the respiratory, ocular,
or gastrointestinal tracts. They cause acute clinical mani-festations or persist under humoral …

Defensins are small, multifunctional cationic peptides. They typically contain six conserved
cysteines whose three intramolecular disulfides stabilize a largely β‐sheet structure. This …

Defensins are an effector component of the innate immune system with broad antimicrobial
activity. Humans express two types of defensins, α-and β-defensins, which have antiviral …

Insects are infected by a wide array of viruses some of which are insect restricted and
pathogenic, and some of which are transmitted by biting insects to vertebrates. The medical …

Human adenoviruses are the most widely used vectors in gene medicine, with applications
ranging from oncolytic therapies to vaccinations, but adenovirus vectors are not without side …