Antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities of PR-39 derived peptides.

Antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities of PR-39 derived peptides.

The porcine cathelicidin PR-39 is a host defence peptide that plays a pivotal role in the innate immune defence of the pig against infections. Besides direct antimicrobial activity, it is involved in immunomodulation, wound healing and several other biological processes. In this study, the antimicro...

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Main Authors: Edwin J A Veldhuizen, Viktoria A F Schneider, Herfita Agustiandari, Albert van Dijk, Johanna L M Tjeerdsma-van Bokhoven, Floris J Bikker, Henk P Haagsman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3995882?pdf=render

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