Antimicrobial Peptides and Human Disease

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

This volume of CTMI, entitled Antimicrobial Peptides and Human Disease, is dedicated to the role of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in the innate host defense system of homo sapiens.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-02-12
Mått:155 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt:429 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Antal sidor:266
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642067563

Utforska kategorier

Onkologi inom Medicin

Innehållsförteckning

Paneth Cell ?-Defensin Synthesis and Function.- Immunomodulatory Properties of Defensins and Cathelicidins.- Host Antimicrobial Defence Peptides in Human Disease.- Antimicrobial Peptides: An Essential Component of the Skin Defensive Barrier.- Antimicrobial Peptides Versus Invasive Infections.- Antimicrobial Peptides in the Airway.- Hepcidin—A Peptide Hormone at the Interface of Innate Immunity and Iron Metabolism.- Innate Host Defense of Human Vaginal and CervicalMucosae.- Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides.- Bacterial Evasion of Antimicrobial Peptides by Biofilm Formation.