[HTML][HTML] Cathelicidins: microbicidal activity, mechanisms of action, and roles in innate immunity
Antimicrobial peptides are important host-defense molecules of innate immunity.
Cathelicidins are a diverse family of potent, rapidly acting and broadly effective antimicrobial
peptides, which are produced by a variety of cells. This review examines the classification,
antimicrobial spectrum, mechanism of action, and regulation of cathelicidins.
Cathelicidins are a diverse family of potent, rapidly acting and broadly effective antimicrobial
peptides, which are produced by a variety of cells. This review examines the classification,
antimicrobial spectrum, mechanism of action, and regulation of cathelicidins.