Short cationic amphiphilic peptides with antimicrobial and/or immunomodulatory activities
are present in virtually every life form, as an important component of (innate) immune …

The rapidly increasing incidence of multidrug-resistant infections and the alarmingly low rate
of discovery of conventional antibiotics create an urgent need for alternative strategies to …

Microbial infections endanger human health and life. Conventional antibiotics has saved
countless human lives, however, is seriously challenged by the quick emergence of …

A significant component of the innate immune system of a wide variety of animals and plants
is arbitrated by cationic host defence peptides. In man, these peptides, in addition to …

Members of the cationic host defense (antimicrobial) peptide family are widely distributed in
nature, existing in organisms from insects to plants to mammals and non-mammalian …

There is increasing interest in developing cationic host defense peptides (HDPs) and their
synthetic derivatives as antimicrobial, immunomodulatory, and anti-biofilm agents. These …

Defense peptides are small amphipathic molecules that exhibit antimicrobial, antitumor,
antiviral, and immunomodulatory properties. This review summarizes current knowledge on …

Although first studied for their antimicrobial activity, host defense peptides (HDPs) are now
widely recognized for their multifunctional roles in both the innate and adaptive immune …

Host defense peptides (HDPs) exhibit a broad range of antimicrobial and
immunomodulatory activities. In this sense, both functions are like different sides of the same …

Host defense peptides are a vital component of the innate immune systems of humans, other
mammals, amphibians, and arthropods. The related cationic antimicrobial peptides are also …