Synergistic interactions between mammalian antimicrobial defense peptides

被引:205
作者
Yan, H [1 ]
Hancock, REW [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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10.1128/AAC.45.5.1558-1560.2001
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A single animal can express several cationic antimicrobial peptides with different sequences and structures. We demonstrate that mammalian peptides from different structural classes frequently show synergy with each other and selectively show synergy with human lysozyme.
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页码:1558 / 1560
页数:3
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