BACKGROUND Reproductive tract infection is an important factor leading to male and
female infertility. Among female infertility factors, microbial and viral infections are the main …

Defensins are antimicrobial peptides that play a major role in innate immunity. Using reverse
transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, immunochemistry, or both, we performed a search …

Background beta-defensins are small cationic peptides that exhibit broad spectrum
antimicrobial properties. The majority of beta-defensins identified in humans are …

β-Defensins are small cationic molecules that have antimicrobial actions against bacteria,
fungi and viruses and contribute to mucosal immune responses at epithelial sites. The …

Small cationic peptides highly conserved in vertebrates, both α-and β-defensins were
primarily identified as anti-microbial compounds involved in innate immunity. While human α …

Defensins comprise one of the largest groups of host defence peptides, present throughout
evolution, in fungi and flowering plants as well as in invertebrates and vertebrates. These …

Abstract β-defensins are components of host defense, with antimicrobial and pleiotropic
immuno-modulatory properties. Research over the last 15 years has demonstrated …

β-defensins are effector molecules of the innate immune system, found in many diverse
species. Their presence in invertebrates as well as vertebrates suggests highly conserved …

Beta-defensins are innate immune molecules, often described as antimicrobial peptides
because of their bactericidal activity and are now known to have diverse additional …

Defensins are important elements in innate immunity that can also trigger adaptive immune
responses. The defensins form a family of small cationic antimicrobial peptides with six …