Human Neutrophil Peptide 1 as immunotherapeutic agent against Leishmania infected BALB/c mice.

Human Neutrophil Peptide 1 (HNP1) produced by neutrophils, is a well-known antimicrobial peptide which plays a role both in innate as well as in adaptive immunity and is under intensive investigation as a potential therapeutic agent. Previous in vitro experiments have indicated the leishmaniacidal e...

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Main Authors: Zahra Abdossamadi, Negar Seyed, Farnaz Zahedifard, Tahereh Taheri, Yasaman Taslimi, Hossein Montakhab-Yeganeh, Alireza Badirzadeh, Mohammad Vasei, Safoora Gharibzadeh, Sima Rafati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5749894?pdf=render