Avian host defense peptides
T Cuperus, M Coorens, A van Dijk… - Developmental & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Host defense peptides (HDPs) are important effector molecules of the innate immune system
of vertebrates. These antimicrobial peptides are also present in invertebrates, plants and …
of vertebrates. These antimicrobial peptides are also present in invertebrates, plants and …
Antimicrobial peptides as an alternative to relieve antimicrobial growth promoters in poultry
N Nazeer, S Uribe-Diaz… - British Poultry …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This review describes different classes of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) found in the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract of avian species, and their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory …
gastrointestinal (GI) tract of avian species, and their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory …
Effect of microencapsulated sodium butyrate dietary supplementation on growth performance and intestinal barrier function of broiler chickens infected with necrotic …
B Song, H Li, Y Wu, W Zhen, Z Wang, Z Xia… - Animal Feed Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Necrotic enteritis (NE) is an enterotoxigenic disease caused by Clostridium perfringens that
results in substantial economic losses to the global poultry industry. Here, we investigated …
results in substantial economic losses to the global poultry industry. Here, we investigated …
Effects of Eimeria maxima infection doses on growth performance and gut health in dual-infection model of necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the different doses of Eimeria
maxima (EM) oocysts on growth performance and intestinal health in broiler chickens …
maxima (EM) oocysts on growth performance and intestinal health in broiler chickens …
The β-defensin gallinacin-6 is expressed in the chicken digestive tract and has antimicrobial activity against food-borne pathogens
A van Dijk, EJA Veldhuizen, SIC Kalkhove… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Food-borne pathogens are responsible for most cases of food poisoning in developed
countries and are often associated with poultry products, including chicken. Little is known …
countries and are often associated with poultry products, including chicken. Little is known …
Yeast β-d-glucans induced antimicrobial peptide expressions against Salmonella infection in broiler chickens
Y Shao, Z Wang, X Tian, Y Guo, H Zhang - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study was designed to investigate the effects of yeast β-d-glucans (YG) on gene
expression of endogenous β-defensins (AvBD s), cathelicidins (Cath) and liver-expressed …
expression of endogenous β-defensins (AvBD s), cathelicidins (Cath) and liver-expressed …
Effects of dietary yeast β-glucans supplementation on growth performance, gut morphology, intestinal Clostridium perfringens population and immune response of …
X Tian, Y Shao, Z Wang, Y Guo - Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Necrotic enteritis (NE) is an enterotoxemic disease caused by Clostridium perfringens that
results in substantial economic losses to the global poultry industry. This study was …
results in substantial economic losses to the global poultry industry. This study was …
Molecular profiling of multiple human cancers defines an inflammatory cancer-associated molecular pattern and uncovers KPNA2 as a uniform poor prognostic cancer …
SM Rachidi, T Qin, S Sun, WJ Zheng, Z Li - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Immune evasion is one of the recognized hallmarks of cancer. Inflammatory
responses to cancer can also contribute directly to oncogenesis. Since the immune system …
responses to cancer can also contribute directly to oncogenesis. Since the immune system …
Innate immunity and host defense peptides in veterinary medicine
Recent years have witnessed a surge in interest directed at innate immune mechanisms.
Proper conceptualization of the key elements of innate immunity, however, is still a work in …
Proper conceptualization of the key elements of innate immunity, however, is still a work in …
The chicken host peptides, gallinacins 4, 7, and 9 have antimicrobial activity against Salmonella serovars
P Milona, CL Townes, RM Bevan, J Hall - Biochemical and Biophysical …, 2007 - Elsevier
The gallinacin genes clustered on chromosome 3 of the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
genome encode a group of cationic antimicrobial peptides characteristic of the β-defensins …
genome encode a group of cationic antimicrobial peptides characteristic of the β-defensins …