The role of antimicrobial peptides in chronic inflammatory skin diseases

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are effector molecules of the innate immune system of the skin. They present an activity against a broad spectrum of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as some fungi, parasites and enveloped viruses. Several inflammatory skin diseases including psoriasis,...

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Main Authors: Małgorzata Marcinkiewicz, Sławomir Majewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2016-02-01
Series:Advances in Dermatology and Allergology
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/The-role-of-antimicrobial-peptides-in-chronic-inflammatory-skin-diseases,7,24316,1,1.html