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Human neutrophil peptides 1-3 protect the murine urinary tract from uropathogenic
- Source :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119(40)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are critical to the protection of the urinary tract of humans and other animals from pathogenic microbial invasion. AMPs rapidly destroy pathogens by disrupting microbial membranes and/or augmenting or inhibiting the host immune system through a variety of signaling pathways. We have previously demonstrated that alpha-defensins 1-3 (
Details
- ISSN :
- 10916490
- Volume :
- 119
- Issue :
- 40
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........be413bb4462d9c46f909a25da2dcdf07