Human Antimicrobial Peptides as Therapeutics for Viral Infections

Human Antimicrobial Peptides as Therapeutics for Viral Infections

Successful in vivo infection following pathogen entry requires the evasion and subversion of multiple immunological barriers. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are one of the first immune pathways upregulated during infection by multiple pathogens, in multiple organs in vivo. In humans, there are many c...

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Main Authors: Aslaa Ahmed, Gavriella Siman-Tov, Grant Hall, Nishank Bhalla, Aarthi Narayanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
human antimicrobial peptides
antiviral strategies
defensins
cathelicidins
hepcidins
transferrins
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/8/704

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