[HTML][HTML] Gram-positive bacterial cell envelopes: The impact on the activity of antimicrobial peptides

N Malanovic, K Lohner - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2016 - Elsevier
A number of cationic antimicrobial peptides, effectors of innate immunity, are supposed to
act at the cytoplasmic membrane leading to permeabilization and eventually membrane …

Antimicrobial peptides targeting gram-positive bacteria

N Malanovic, K Lohner - Pharmaceuticals, 2016 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have remarkably different structures as well as biological
activity profiles, whereupon most of these peptides are supposed to kill bacteria via …

The immune response to infection in the bladder

L Lacerda Mariano, MA Ingersoll - Nature Reviews Urology, 2020 - nature.com
The bladder is continuously protected by passive defences such as a mucus layer,
antimicrobial peptides and secretory immunoglobulins; however, these defences are …

[HTML][HTML] TLR8 is a sensor of RNase T2 degradation products

W Greulich, M Wagner, MM Gaidt, C Stafford, Y Cheng… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
TLR8 is among the highest-expressed pattern-recognition receptors in the human myeloid
compartment, yet its mode of action is poorly understood. TLR8 engages two distinct ligand …

Immune modulation by human secreted RNases at the extracellular space

L Lu, J Li, M Moussaoui, E Boix - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The ribonuclease A superfamily is a vertebrate-specific family of proteins that encompasses
eight functional members in humans. The proteins are secreted by diverse innate immune …

Friends or Foes? Host defense (antimicrobial) peptides and proteins in human skin diseases

F Niyonsaba, C Kiatsurayanon… - Experimental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Host defense peptides/proteins (HDP s), also known as antimicrobial peptides/proteins
(AMP s), are key molecules in the cutaneous innate immune system. AMP s/HDP s …

[HTML][HTML] Novel targets to develop new antibacterial agents and novel alternatives to antibacterial agents

TM Belete - Human Microbiome Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Antibacterial agents have saved many lives and helped the growth of modern medicine over
the past half century. The emergence of drug resistance, jeopardizing the effectiveness of …

The innate immune response during urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis

JD Spencer, AL Schwaderer, B Becknell, J Watson… - Pediatric …, 2014 - Springer
Despite its proximity to the fecal flora, the urinary tract is considered sterile. The precise
mechanisms by which the urinary tract maintains sterility are not well understood. Host …

The ribonuclease a superfamily in humans: canonical RNases as the buttress of innate immunity

P Koczera, L Martin, G Marx, T Schuerholz - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
In humans, the ribonuclease A (RNase A) superfamily contains eight different members that
have RNase activities, and all of these members are encoded on chromosome 14. The …

[HTML][HTML] The eight human “canonical” ribonucleases: molecular diversity, catalytic properties, and special biological actions of the enzyme proteins

S Sorrentino - FEBS letters, 2010 - Elsevier
Human ribonucleases (RNases) are members of a large superfamily of rapidly evolving
homologous proteins. Upon completion of the human genome, eight catalytically active …