Host Defense Peptides as Effector Molecules of the Innate Immune Response: A Sledgehammer for Drug Resistance?

Host Defense Peptides as Effector Molecules of the Innate Immune Response: A Sledgehammer for Drug Resistance?

Host defense peptides can modulate the innate immune response and boost infection-resolving immunity, while dampening potentially harmful pro-inflammatory (septic) responses. Both antimicrobial and/or immunomodulatory activities are an integral part of the process of innate immunity, which itself ha...

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Main Authors: Sammy Al-Benna, Frank Jacobsen, Hans-Ulrich Steinau, Marco Kesting, Tobias Hirsch, Ursula M. Kraneburg, Lars Steinstraesser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
host defense peptides
sepsis
innate immunity
antimicrobial peptides
bacterial infection
inflammation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/10/9/3951/

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