Cathelicidins—Therapeutic antimicrobial and antitumor host defense peptides for oral diseases
The oral epithelium functions as a mechanical and protective barrier to resist bacterial infection. Several types of host defense peptides (HDPs), including defensins, cathelicidins, and histatins, may have important roles in innate host defense. HDPs, which are mostly cationic and have amphipathic...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2011-02-01
|
| Series: | Japanese Dental Science Review |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761610000499 |