Susceptibility of human and murine Chlamydia trachomatis serovars to granulocyte- and epithelium-derived antimicrobial peptides

被引:20
作者
Chong-Cerrillo, C [1 ]
Selsted, ME [1 ]
Peterson, EM [1 ]
de la Maza, LM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Pathol Med Sci, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE RESEARCH | 2003年 / 61卷 / 05期
关键词
antimicrobial peptides; Chlamydia trachomatis; cryptdin-4; indolicidin; protegrin-1; RTD-1;
D O I
10.1034/j.1399-3011.2003.00053.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Four antimicrobial peptides, protegrin-1, RTD-1, cryptdin-4, and indolicidin, were tested for their ability to inhibit the in vitro growth of Chlamydia trachomatis serovars E, L2, and mouse pneumonitis (MoPn). In general, protegrin-1 was found to have the strongest anti-chlamydial activity. Overall, of the three serovars tested, L2 was the most susceptible while MoPn was the most resistant to these peptides.
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