Cathelicidins: Immunomodulatory Antimicrobials

Cathelicidins: Immunomodulatory Antimicrobials

Cathelicidins are host defense peptides with antimicrobial and immunomodulatory functions. These effector molecules of the innate immune system of many vertebrates are diverse in their amino acid sequence but share physicochemical characteristics like positive charge and amphipathicity. Besides bein...

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Main Authors: Roel M. van Harten, Esther van Woudenbergh, Albert van Dijk, Henk P. Haagsman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
cathelicidins
host defense peptides
antimicrobials
immunomodulation
chemotaxis
adjuvants
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/6/3/63

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