Cathelicidins are small, cationic, antimicrobial peptides found in humans and other species,
including farm animals (cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits and in some …

Fig 2. Classification of granules in neutrophils. Peroxidase-positive (azurophilic or primary)
granules are characterized by the content of MPO and may be further divided based on their …

Antimicrobial peptides and proteins (AMPs) are a diverse class of naturally occurring
molecules that are produced as a first line of defense by all multicellular organisms. These …

A novel protein family, showing a conserved proregion and a variable C-terminal
antimicrobial domain, and named0 cathelicidin, has been identified in mammalian myeloid …

Antibiotic peptides are a key component of the innate immune systems of most multicellular
organisms. Despite broad divergences in sequence and taxonomy, most antibiotic peptides …

Domesticated animals have a large variety of antimicrobial peptides that serve as natural
innate barriers limiting microbial infection or, in some instances, act as an integral …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are the natural antibiotics recognized for their broad-
spectrum resistance to bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites, and influencing the host …

The peptide FA‐LL‐37, previously termed FALL‐39, was originally predicted from an ORF of
a cDNA clone isolated from a human bone marrow library. This peptide was synthesized …

Ribosomally synthesized peptides with antimicrobial properties (antimicrobial peptides—
AMPs) are produced by eukaryotes and prokaryotes and represent crucial components of …

Protegrin-1 (PG-1) is a cysteine-rich, 18-residue beta-sheet peptide isolated from porcine
leukocytes with antimicrobial activity against a broad range of microorganisms. The MICs of …