Innate immune properties of selected human neuropeptides against <it>Moraxella catarrhalis</it> and nontypeable <it>Haemophilus influenzae</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Considerable evidence supports the concept of active communication between the nervous and immune systems. One class of such communicators are the neuropeptides (NPs). Recent reports have highlighted the antimicrobial activity of neu...

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Main Authors: Augustyniak Daria, Jankowski Adam, Mackiewicz Paweł, Skowyra Agnieszka, Gutowicz Jan, Drulis-Kawa Zuzanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Immunology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/13/24