All metazoans produce antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that have both broad antimicrobial
and immunomodulatory activity. Cathelicidins are AMPs that preferentially kill Gram …

Antimicrobial peptides are important host-defense molecules of innate immunity.
Cathelicidins are a diverse family of potent, rapidly acting and broadly effective antimicrobial …

The production of antimicrobial peptides, such as the cathelicidins, plays a prominent role in
the innate immune response against microbial pathogens. Cathelicidins are widely …

Cathelicidin-BF, derived from the banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus), is a typically cationic,
amphiphilic and α-helical antimicrobial peptide (AMP) with 30 amino acids that exerts …

Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides are effectors of innate immune defense in mammals.
Humans and mice have only one cathelicidin gene, whereas domesticated mammals such …

The in vitro antimicrobial activities and biological effects on host cells were compared for the
bovine cathelicidins BMAP-28, an alpha-helical AMP, and Bac5 and Bac7, proline-rich …

Host defence peptides (HDPs) have the potential to become alternatives to conventional
antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine. The HDP chicken cathelicidin-2 (CATH-2) has …

The world is at the precipice of a postantibiotic era in which medical procedures and minor
injuries can result in bacterial infections that are no longer effectively treated by antibiotics …

Cathelicidins are a class of gene-encoded antibiotics found exclusively in mammals. In vitro
and in vivo studies indicate they are effector molecules of mammalian innate immunity that …

Cathelicidins are an ancient class of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with broad spectrum
bactericidal activities. In this study, we investigated the diversity and biological activity of …