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TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue 9, Pages 402-410Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(00)01823-0
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL53400] Funding Source: Medline
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Cationic antimicrobial peptides are found in all living species. A single animal can contain >24 different antimicrobial peptides, which fall into four structural classes. These peptides are produced in large quantities at sites of infection and/or inflammation and can have broadspectrum antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoan and antisepsis properties. In addition, they interact directly with host cells to modulate the inflammatory process and innate defences.
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