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Antimicrobial Peptides

Role in Human Health and Disease

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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This book focuses on the importance of human antimicrobial peptides (AMP) in keeping the host healthy and preventing infectious diseases. Last but not least, the role of AMP in HIV infection and the immunomodulatory properties of AMP highlight the diverse facets of AMP in host immunity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-03-30
Mått155 x 235 x 9 mm
Vikt289 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBirkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
Antal sidor158
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319795881

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Onkologi inom Medicin
Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Antimicrobial peptides in cutaneous wound healing.- Antimicrobial peptides as endogenous antibacterials and antivirals at the ocular surface.- Function of antimicrobial peptides in lung innate immunity.- Role of antimicrobial peptides to prevent infections in the kidney and urinary tract.- Antimicrobial peptides in the gut.- Metal sequestration: An important contribution of antimicrobial peptides to nutritional immunity.- Regulation of antimicrobial peptide gene expression by vitamin D.- Dichotomous roles of cationic polypeptides targeting HIV.- Antimicrobial peptides in host-defense: functions beyond antimicrobial activity.