Antimicrobial Peptides as a Major Part of the Innate Immune Defense at the Ocular Surface

2010 ◽  
pp. 16-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Garreis ◽  
Maria Gottschalt ◽  
Friedrich P. Paulsen
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Peptides ◽  
Ocular Surface ◽  
Major Part ◽  
Immune Defense ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Innate Immune Defense

scholarly journals Plant Antimicrobial Peptides as Potential Anticancer Agents

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaquelina Julia Guzmán-Rodríguez ◽  
Alejandra Ochoa-Zarzosa ◽  
Rodolfo López-Gómez ◽  
Joel E. López-Meza
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Peptides ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Defense Mechanism ◽  
Immune Defense ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Anticancer Activities ◽  
Innate Immune Defense ◽  
Wide Range

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are part of the innate immune defense mechanism of many organisms and are promising candidates to treat infections caused by pathogenic bacteria to animals and humans. AMPs also display anticancer activities because of their ability to inactivate a wide range of cancer cells. Cancer remains a cause of high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Therefore, the development of methods for its control is desirable. Attractive alternatives include plant AMP thionins, defensins, and cyclotides, which have anticancer activities. Here, we provide an overview of plant AMPs anticancer activities, with an emphasis on their mode of action, their selectivity, and their efficacy.

Roles of human β-defensins in innate immune defense at the ocular surface: arming and alarming corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Garreis ◽  
Thomas Schlorf ◽  
Dieter Worlitzsch ◽  
Philipp Steven ◽  
Lars Bräuer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Ocular Surface ◽  
Immune Defense ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Innate Immune Defense ◽  
Conjunctival Epithelial Cells

Innate immune defense of the nail unit by antimicrobial peptides

2004 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Dorschner ◽  
Belen Lopez-Garcia ◽  
Jennifer Massie ◽  
Choll Kim ◽  
Richard L. Gallo
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Peptides ◽  
Immune Defense ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Innate Immune Defense

The roles of grouper TANK in innate immune defense against iridovirus and nodavirus infections

2020 ◽  
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pp. 506-516
Author(s):  
Jingguang Wei ◽  
Chen Li ◽  
Jisheng Ou ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Zetian Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Defense ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Innate Immune Defense

Black carp STING functions importantly in innate immune defense against RNA virus

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Lu ◽  
Xu Wang ◽  
Sizhong Wu ◽  
Xuejiao Song ◽  
Ziqi Zou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rna Virus ◽  
Immune Defense ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Black Carp ◽  
Innate Immune Defense

scholarly journals Innate immune defense in the inner ear - mucines are expressed by the human endolymphatic sac

2016 ◽  
Vol 230 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin N. Møller ◽  
Svend Kirkeby ◽  
Per Cayé-Thomasen
Keyword(s):  
Inner Ear ◽  
Immune Defense ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Endolymphatic Sac ◽  
Innate Immune Defense
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