Antiviral activity and increased host defense against influenza infection elicited by the human cathelicidin LL-37.

The extensive world-wide morbidity and mortality caused by influenza A viruses highlights the need for new insights into the host immune response and novel treatment approaches. Cationic Host Defense Peptides (CHDP, also known as antimicrobial peptides), which include cathelicidins and defensins, ar...

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Main Authors: Peter G Barlow, Pavel Svoboda, Annie Mackellar, Anthony A Nash, Ian A York, Jan Pohl, Donald J Davidson, Ruben O Donis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0025333&type=printable
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