Antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties and applications of marine-derived proteins and peptides

HK Kang, HH Lee, CH Seo, Y Park - Marine Drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Marine organisms provide an abundant source of potential medicines. Many of the marine-
derived biomaterials have been shown to act as different mechanisms in immune …

Recent discoveries on marine organism immunomodulatory activities

E Montuori, D de Pascale, C Lauritano - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Marine organisms have been shown to be a valuable source for biologically active
compounds for the prevention and treatment of cancer, inflammation, immune system …

Functional and molecular characterization of the Atlantic salmon gill epithelium cell line ASG-10; a tool for in vitro gill research

O Slattery, MK Dahle, AYM Sundaram… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fish gills are not only the respiratory organ, but also essential for ion-regulation, acid-base
control, detoxification, waste excretion and host defense. Multifactorial gill diseases are …

Protoplast Isolation and Shoot Regeneration from Protoplast-Derived Callus of Petunia hybrida Cv. Mirage Rose

HH Kang, AH Naing, CK Kim - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite the increasing use of protoplasts in plant biotechnology research, shoot
regeneration from protoplasts remains challenging. In this study, we investigated the factors …

Antimicrobial peptides of salmonid fish: from form to function

SR Brunner, JFA Varga, B Dixon - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small, usually cationic, and amphiphilic molecules that
play a crucial role in molecular and cellular host defense against pathogens, tissue damage …

Antimicrobial activity and mechanisms of a derived antimicrobial peptide TroNKL-27 from golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) NK-lysin

H Zhang, Z Cao, Q Diao, Y Zhou, J Ao, C Liu… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2022 - Elsevier
NK-lysin, a homologue of granulysin among human, is predominantly found in natural killer
cells and cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, which plays a pivotal part in innate immune responses …

Molecular characterization of the NK-lysin in a teleost fish, Boleophthalmus pectinirostris: Antimicrobial activity and immunomodulatory activity on monocytes …

FF Ding, CH Li, J Chen - Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
NK-lysin (NKL) is a cationic host defense peptide that plays an important role in host
immune responses against various pathogens. However, the immunomodulatory activity of …

[HTML][HTML] Immunity elicited by AMP-encoding plasmids fails to increase the protection of European sea bass against nodavirus

L Cervera, C González-Fernández, D Cano… - Fish & shellfish …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a potent arm of the innate immune system that can
directly kill pathogens and induce immunomodulation. In the marine aquaculture, European …

Molecular characterization of cathelicidin in tiger frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus): Antimicrobial activity and immunomodulatory activity

J Chen, YF Lin, JH Chen, X Chen, ZH Lin - Comparative Biochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cathelicidins are an important antimicrobial peptide family and are expressed in many
different vertebrates. They play an important role in the innate immune system of the host …

Modulation of Host Immune Response during Leishmania infantum Natural Infection: A Whole-Transcriptome Analysis of the Popliteal Lymph Nodes in Dogs

CR Sanz, G Miró, N Sevane… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Leishmania infantum, the etiological agent of canine leishmaniosis (CanL) in Europe, was
responsible of the largest outbreak of human leishmaniosis in Spain. The parasite infects …