Mammalian β-defensins are small cationic peptides possessing broad antimicrobial and
physiological activities. Because dogs are particularly resilient to sexually transmitted …

Defensins are natural mucosal antimicrobial peptides and their broad spectrum activity
against aerobic or facultative anaerobic bacteria has been well investigated. The aim of this …

ABSTRACT Human β-defensin 2 (hBD-2) is an inducible antimicrobial peptide synthesized
by the epithelium to counteract bacterial adherence and invasion. Proinflammatory …

Abstract Background Avian β-defensins (AvBD) possess broad-spectrum antimicrobial, LPS
neutralizing and chemotactic properties. AvBD-12 is a chemoattractant for avian immune …

β-Defensins are small antimicrobial polypeptides that are mainly expressed by epithelial
cells and play an important role in the antimicrobial innate immune response. In addition to …

Human β-defensins (hBDs) are the most abundant antimicrobial peptides in epithelial cells,
and function in the host immune system. Respiratory epithelial cells express hBDs to inhibit …

A novel avian β‐defensin (AvBD), AvBD10, was discovered in the liver and bone marrow
tissues from Chinese painted quail (Coturnix chinensis) in the present study. The complete …

β-defensins are small cationic antimicrobial peptides secreted by diverse cell types
including colonic epithelial cells. Human β-defensins form an essential component of the …

Beta-defensins constitute an emerging family of cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides, which
are particularly prominent at mucosal epithelial sites in mammals. Here we report the …

β-Defensins are important in mammalian immunity displaying both antimicrobial and
chemoattractant activities. Three canonical disulfide intramolecular bonds are believed to be …