Defensins: The Case for Their Use against Mycobacterial Infections
Human tuberculosis remains a huge global public health problem with an estimated 1/3rd of the population being infected. Defensins are antibacterial cationic peptides produced by a number of cell types, most notably neutrophil granulocytes and epithelial cells. All three defensin types (α-, β-, and...
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| Main Authors: | Haodi Dong, Yue Lv, Deming Zhao, Paul Barrow, Xiangmei Zhou |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Immunology Research |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7515687 |
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