Search for dissertations about: "human antimicrobial peptide LL-37"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words human antimicrobial peptide LL-37.
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21. Antimicrobial polypeptides and lipids as a part of innate defense mechanism of fish and human fetus
Abstract : Animals are constantly threatened by vast numbers of microbes and have consequently evolved an array of strategies to prevent microbial invasion. In this thesis, I have studied natural antimicrobial lipids and polypeptides associated with immediate host defense. READ MORE
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22. Regulation and characterization of antimicrobial peptides in man and mice
Abstract : The gene-encoded antimicrobial peptides have emerged as an important component of innate immunity. In mammals, antimicrobial peptides are either directly secreted from cells or found in cell granules, which can be released after stimuli. READ MORE
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23. Interplay between bacteria and host epithelial cells
Abstract : Bacterial pathogens have developed multiple ways of manipulating host cell functions to exploit the host environment. We found that interactions with epithelial cells increase the resistance of the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis to the antimicrobial peptide LL-37. READ MORE
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24. Antimicrobial peptides and eicosanoids : roles and interactions in inflammation and host defense
Abstract : Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have a broad spectrum of activities and exert their functions by both direct killing of microbes through the interaction with the microbial membrane, and modulation of innate and adaptive immunity of the host. In humans, cathelicidins and defensins represent the major families of AMPs. READ MORE
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25. Antimicrobial peptides and pathogenic Neissera : experimental studies in mouse, man and rat
Abstract : Antimicrobial peptides are important effector molecules of innate immunity. In this thesis, the focus is on antimicrobial peptides of the cathelicidin family, i.e. LL-37 in man, CRAMP in mouse and rCRAMP in rat. READ MORE
