Antimicrobial peptides in human health and disease - Gallo, Richard L. (Wymondham, U.K. : Horizon Bioscience, 2005)
The role of cathelicidins in the innate host defenses of mammals / Margherita Zanetti -- The role of alpha and beta defensins in human defense / Jens-Michael Schroder -- Granulysin / Steffen Stenger and Robert L. Modlin -- Hepcidin / Tomas Ganz -- Antimicrobial peptides in human blood / Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson and Birgitta Agerberth -- The role of paneth cell [alpha]-defensins in enteric innate immunity / Andre J. Ouellette and Charles L. Bevins -- Antimicrobial peptides in the lung / Christoph Beisswenger and Robert Bals -- Antimicrobial peptides in the oral environment: expression and function in health and disease / Beverly A. Dale and L. Page Fredericks -- Natural antimicrobial peptides: a barrier against human skin infection / Mohamed Zaiou, Richard L. Gallo and Marissa H. Braff -- Antimicrobial peptide resistance in human bacterial pathogens / Victor Nizet -- A pediatric perspective on antimicrobial proteins and peptides: expression, function and clinical relevance / Ofer Levy -- Therapeutic applications of innate immunity peptides / Lijuan Zhang, Scott M. Harris and Timothy J. Falla
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; Anti-infective agents; Immunity, Natural