Intestinal antimicrobial peptides during homeostasis, infection and disease

Intestinal antimicrobial peptides during homeostasis, infection and disease

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), including defensins and cathelicidins, constitute an arsenal of innate regulators of paramount importance in the gut. The intestinal epithelium is exposed to myriad of enteric pathogens and these endogenous peptides are essential to fend off microbes and protect agains...

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Main Authors: Luciana R Muniz, Camille eKnosp, Garabet eYeretssian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Homeostasis
Toll-Like Receptors
innate immunity
inflammatory bowel disease
antimicrobial peptides
intestine
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00310/full

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