Antimicrobial peptides immune modulation role in intracellular bacterial infection

DI Duarte-Mata, MC Salinas-Carmona - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Intracellular bacteria cause a wide range of diseases, and their intracellular lifestyle makes
infections difficult to resolve. Furthermore, standard therapy antibiotics are often unable to …

[HTML][HTML] CXCL10 chemokine: a critical player in RNA and DNA viral infections

NM Elemam, IM Talaat, AA Maghazachi - Viruses, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Chemokines constitute a group of small, secreted proteins that regulate leukocyte migration
and contribute to their activation. Chemokines are crucial inflammatory mediators that play a …

Antimicrobial peptides: pore formers or metabolic inhibitors in bacteria?

KA Brogden - Nature reviews microbiology, 2005‏ - nature.com
Antimicrobial peptides are an abundant and diverse group of molecules that are produced
by many tissues and cell types in a variety of invertebrate, plant and animal species. Their …

The commensal skin microbiota triggers type I IFN–dependent innate repair responses in injured skin

J Di Domizio, C Belkhodja, P Chenuet, A Fries… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Skin wounds heal by coordinated induction of inflammation and tissue repair, but the
initiating events are poorly defined. Here we uncover a fundamental role of commensal skin …

Mechanisms of antimicrobial peptide action and resistance

MR Yeaman, NY Yount - Pharmacological reviews, 2003‏ - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides have been isolated and characterized from tissues and organisms
representing virtually every kingdom and phylum, ranging from prokaryotes to humans. Yet …

Platelet α-granules: Basic biology and clinical correlates

P Blair, R Flaumenhaft - Blood reviews, 2009‏ - Elsevier
α-Granules are essential to normal platelet activity. These unusual secretory granules derive
their cargo from both regulated secretory and endocytotic pathways in megakaryocytes …

Platelets in inflammation and infection

CN Jenne, P Kubes - Platelets, 2015‏ - Taylor & Francis
Although platelets are traditionally recognized for their central role in hemostasis, many lines
of research clearly demonstrate these rather ubiquitous blood components are potent …

Risk of candidiasis associated with interleukin-17 inhibitors: A real-world observational study of multiple independent sources

L Davidson, JMPA van den Reek, M Bruno… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022‏ - thelancet.com
Background Biologics directed against the T-helper (Th)-17 pathway have been approved
for several inflammatory diseases. Interleukin (IL)-17 is involved in anti-Candida host …

[HTML][HTML] Lung epithelial cells: therapeutically inducible effectors of antimicrobial defense

MM Leiva-Juárez, JK Kolls, SE Evans - Mucosal immunology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Lung epithelial cells are increasingly recognized to be active effectors of microbial defense,
contributing to both innate and adaptive immune function in the lower respiratory tract. As …