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,...
Main Authors: | Małgorzata Marcinkiewicz, Sławomir Majewski |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2016-02-01
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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 |
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