The only human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, playing key roles in innate immune defense, wound healing, and modulation of inflammatory responses.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess whether or not Vitamin D deficiency was associated with the GCF and gingival tissue antimicrobial peptides (AMP), namely, human beta defensin-2 (hBD-2) and cathelicidin (LL-37) level in chronic periodonti…
Mammalian cathelicidins act as the potent microbicidal molecules for controlling bacterial infection, and are considered promising alternatives to traditional antibiotics. Their ability to modulate host immune responses, as well as their bactericidal…
Chronic heat stress (CHS) reduces the production efficiency of the buffalo dairy industry. Relatively low-abundance proteins with particular functions in biological processes are changed by CHS. The present study aimed to quantify the differences in…
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D plays a protective role in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients through unclear mechanisms. Cathelicidin is an antimicrobial peptide induced by 1,25(OH)D2. Our goal was to evaluate the link between cathelicidin and vitamin D-associa…
Amyloid self-assembly of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is linked to pancreatic inflammation, β-cell degeneration, and the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). The multifunctional host-defence peptides (HDPs) cathelicidins play crucial roles in i…
Severe pulmonary infection is a major threat to human health accompanied by substantial medical costs, prolonged inpatient requirements, and high mortality rates. New antimicrobial therapeutic strategies are urgently required to address the emergence…
The human cathelicidin LL-37 serves a critical role in the innate immune system defending bacterial infections. LL-37 can interact with molecules of the cell wall and perforate cytoplasmic membranes resulting in bacterial cell death. To test the inte…
Human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide and its active product, LL‑37 (CAMP/LL‑37), exhibit a broad spectrum of antimicrobial effects. An increasing number of studies have shown that human CAMP/LL‑37 also serves significant roles in various types of…
AIMS: Crotalicidin (Ctn), a cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide from the South American rattlesnake venom gland, and its C-terminal Ctn[15-34] fragment, have exhibited important activities against micro-organisms, trypanosomatid protozoa and c…
The immunomodulatory effect of vitamin D and its potential in prevention and treatment of acute respiratory infections have long been of interest to many scientific teams around the world. Several meta-analyses in the last 10 years have confirmed the…
The present study was conducted to examine whether colostrum supplementation in peripartum goats increases the antimicrobial peptides in their milk. Goats were orally administered 2 ml of colostrum whey products (colostrum group) or water (control gr…
Acute pyelonephritis is frequently associated with metabolic acidosis. We previously reported that metabolic acidosis stimulates expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α-induced target genes such as stromal derived factor-1 and cathelicidin, a…
Bacterial infection of orthopaedic implants, often caused by Staphylococcus species, may ultimately lead to implant failure. The development of infection-resistant, osteoblast-compatible biomaterials could represent an effective strategy to prevent b…
In humans and other primates, 1,25(OH)vitamin Dregulates the expression of the cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) gene via toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling that activates the vitamin D pathway. Mice and other mammals lack the vitamin D respo…
Nanotechnology-based therapeutic approaches have attracted attention of scientists, in particular due to the special features of nanomaterials, such as adequate biocompatibility, ability to improve therapeutic efficiency of incorporated drugs and to…
Multispecies biofilms, in which both fungus and bacteria species can be present, play a significant role in persistent infections, and new therapeutic options are needed against them. In this study, the activities of ceragenins and antimicrobial pept…
In order to develop a novel and effective immunoregulator to enhance both the immune response and antimicrobial function, a recombinant eukaryotic expression plasmid-pVAX1 co-expressing fusion cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs) and fusion po…
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are produced by neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages, as well as epithelial cells, and are an essential component of innate immunity system against infection, including several viral infections. AMPs, in particular th…
Oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC), the most common cancer in the oral cavity, is aggressive and its incidence is increasing globally. Human host defense cationic antimicrobial peptide‑18/antimicrobial peptide leucine‑leucine‑37 (hCAP18/LL‑3…