Cationic peptides in innate immunity [electronic resource] / Dawn M. E. Bowdish.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Innate immunity : host recognition and response in health and disease: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2009Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (42 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Immunity, InnateOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchonized narration.
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Contents: Cationic peptides: a definition -- The cathelicidins -- The defensins -- Antibiotic activity in vitro -- Antibiotic activity: mechanisms of action -- Antibiotic activity under physiologic conditions and in vivo -- Bacterial evasion -- Cationic peptides as immunomodulators -- Are interactions with host cells receptor mediated or are there other mechanisms of action? -- Role in human infectious disease, e.g. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection -- Role in human inflammatory disease, e.g. psoriasis -- gla-3- Are cationic peptides pro- or anti-inflammatory? -- Cationic peptides as drug targets.
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