Defensins are considered the immune system’s first line of defence against infections but at the same time they have also been thought to be essential in shaping the microbiota composition in ...

Peptides with high relevance seem to be the class of human defensins. This article will thus discuss current advances in immunologic research of inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel ...

Vitamin D3 plays a crucial role in reducing inflammation by increasing production of defensins, which are natural compounds ...

In particular, there is a set of genes in the platypus that code for the production of proteins called b-defensins. These are small, cysteine-rich peptides that are rather like the "bullets" of ...

Of all the amphibians, defensins and cathelicidins are the most common. The cathelicidin family of antimicrobial peptides has only one member—LL-37—in the organism. It is derived from a bigger ...

These molecules can be categorized into three main classes: low-molecular-weight linear peptides (e.g., cecropin, magainin, and bactenecin); disulfide-containing peptides (e.g., defensins ...

Delude C., Fouillen L., Bhar P., Cardinal M-J., Pascal S., Santos P., Kosma D.K., Joubès J., Rowland O., Domergue F. Comparison of the nodule vs. root transcriptome ...

Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2011;7(6):779-787. A study on human defensins and proinflammatory cytokines of our own group provides further evidence of a proinflammatory response in IBS patients.