Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory Activities of PR-39 Derived Peptides

The porcine cathelicidin PR-39 is a host defence peptide that plays a pivotal role in the innate immune defence of the pig against infections. Besides direct antimicrobial activity, it is involved in immunomodulation, wound healing and several other biological processes. In this study, the antimicro...

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Main Authors: Veldhuizen, Edwin J. A., Schneider, Viktoria A. F., Agustiandari, Herfita, van Dijk, Albert, Tjeerdsma-van Bokhoven, Johanna L. M., Bikker, Floris J., Haagsman, Henk P.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995882/