Host defence, cationic antimicrobial peptides are now recognised as an important
component, in most species, of the early innate and induced defences against invading …

Antimicrobial peptides have emerged as promising agents against antibiotic-resistant
pathogens. They represent essential components of the innate immunity and permit humans …

The intestinal tract is the shared locus of intestinal epithelial cells, immune cells, nutrient
digestion and absorption, and microbial survival. The gut in animals faces continuous …

Successful in vivo infection following pathogen entry requires the evasion and subversion of
multiple immunological barriers. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are one of the first immune …

Antimicrobial peptides or host defence peptides are endogenous peptide antibiotics, which
have been confirmed as an essential part of the immune system. Apart from direct killing of …

Cationic antimicrobial host defense peptides (HDPs) combat infection by directly killing a
wide variety of microbes, and/or modulating host immunity. HDPs have great therapeutic …

A fundamentally new strategy for the treatment of infectious disease is the modulation of host
immune responses to enhance clearance of infectious agents and reduce tissue damage …

Over the last decade a significant number of studies have highlighted the central role of host
antimicrobial (or defence) peptides in modulating the response of innate immune cells to …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are important effector molecules of the innate immune
defense of diverse species. The majority of known AMPs are cationic therefore facilitating …

Many species of life contain cationic antimicrobial peptides as components of their immune
systems. The antimicrobial activity of these peptides has been studied extensively, and …