The management of bacterial infections is becoming a major clinical challenge due to the
rapid evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria. As an excellent candidate to overcome …

Defensins are a major family of host defense peptides expressed predominantly in
neutrophils and epithelial cells. Their broad antimicrobial activities and multifaceted …

Immunopolymorphism is considered as an important aspect behind the resistance or
susceptibility of the host to an infectious disease. Over the years, researchers have explored …

Defensins have long been considered as merely antimicrobial peptides. Throughout the
years, more immune-related functions have been discovered for both the α-defensin and β …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are natural biopolymers in the host defense system. AMPs
display multiple functions against bacterial, fungal, and viral infection, as well as anticancer …

Human beta-defensins (hBDs,− 1, 2, 3) are a family of epithelial cell derived antimicrobial
peptides (AMPs) that protect mucosal membranes from microbial challenges. In addition to …

Background Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by
trematode worms. The host inflammatory response to schistosome eggs leads to perioval …

Objective: The aim of this review is to examine the multiple activities of antimicrobial
peptides (AMPs) in vertebrates. Content: The largest AMP families are the cathelicidins and …

Breast and colon carcinomas are two types of common cancers which lead to cancer-related
deaths. Due to their cytotoxic potential against cancer cells, recently many studies of copper …

Calendula arvensis L. is used in traditional folk medicine for the treatment of several
diseases. Leaves, stems, and flowers of C. arvensis were extracted using a Soxhlet extractor …