Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides

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Small cationic peptides that are an important component, in most species, of early innate and induced defenses against invading microbes. In animals they are found on mucosal surfaces, within phagocytic granules, and on the surface of the body. They are also found in insects and plants. Among others, this group includes the DEFENSINS, protegrins, tachyplesins, and thionins. They displace DIVALENT CATIONS from phosphate groups of MEMBRANE LIPIDS leading to disruption of the membrane.

Descriptor ID	D023181
MeSH Number(s)	D12.644.050 D12.776.543.695.054
Concept/Terms	Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides Cationic Peptides, Antimicrobial Peptides, Antimicrobial Cationic Microbicidal Cationic Proteins Cationic Proteins, Microbicidal Proteins, Microbicidal Cationic Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides Antimicrobial Peptides, Cationic Peptides, Cationic Antimicrobial Amphipathic Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides Amphipathic Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides [D12.644.050]
Proteins [D12.776]
Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins [D12.776.543.695]
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides [D12.776.543.695.054]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	3	4
2005	1	1	2
2006	2	1	3
2007	1	2	3
2008	1	0	1
2009	0	3	3
2010	1	1	2
2011	3	3	6
2012	3	0	3
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	1	2
2017	1	0	1

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Karadag R, Bayram N, Oguztuzun S, Bayramlar H, Bozer B, Simsek G, Rapuano CJ. An investigation of human beta-defensins and cathelicidin expression in patients with pterygium. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2017 Sep-Oct; 80(5):277-280.

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Deirmengian C, Kardos K, Kilmartin P, Cameron A, Schiller K, Parvizi J. Diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection: has the era of the biomarker arrived? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Nov; 472(11):3254-62.

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Tangpricha V, Judd SE, Ziegler TR, Hao L, Alvarez JA, Fitzpatrick AM, McComsey GA, Eckard AR. LL-37 concentrations and the relationship to vitamin D, immune status, and inflammation in HIV-infected children and young adults. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2014 Jul; 30(7):670-6.

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Lucero CM, Fallert Junecko B, Klamar CR, Sciullo LA, Berendam SJ, Cillo AR, Qin S, Sui Y, Sanghavi S, Murphey-Corb MA, Reinhart TA. Macaque paneth cells express lymphoid chemokine CXCL13 and other antimicrobial peptides not previously described as expressed in intestinal crypts. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2013 Aug; 20(8):1320-8.

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Jefferson JM, Dolstad HA, Sivalingam MD, Snow JW. Barrier immune effectors are maintained during transition from nurse to forager in the honey bee. PLoS One. 2013; 8(1):e54097.

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Vujic Spasic M, Sparla R, Mleczko-Sanecka K, Migas MC, Breitkopf-Heinlein K, Dooley S, Vaulont S, Fleming RE, Muckenthaler MU. Smad6 and Smad7 are co-regulated with hepcidin in mouse models of iron overload. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 Jan; 1832(1):76-84.

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Feng Q, Migas MC, Waheed A, Britton RS, Fleming RE. Ferritin upregulates hepatic expression of bone morphogenetic protein 6 and hepcidin in mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2012 Jun 15; 302(12):G1397-404.

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Parrow NL, Gardenghi S, Ramos P, Casu C, Grady RW, Anderson ER, Shah YM, Li H, Ginzburg YZ, Fleming RE, Rivella S. Decreased hepcidin expression in murine ß-thalassemia is associated with suppression of Bmp/Smad signaling. Blood. 2012 Mar 29; 119(13):3187-9.

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Kroot JJ, Tjalsma H, Fleming RE, Swinkels DW. Hepcidin in human iron disorders: diagnostic implications. Clin Chem. 2011 Dec; 57(12):1650-69.

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Bush K, Pucci MJ. New antimicrobial agents on the horizon. Biochem Pharmacol. 2011 Dec 1; 82(11):1528-39.

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