Mammalian Host Defense Peptides (Hardcover)

1. Overview: antimicrobial peptides, as seen from a rear-view mirror R. I. Lehrer; 2. Cationic antimicrobial peptides in regulation of commensal and pathogenic microbial populations D. A. Devine; 3. Multiple functions of antimicrobial peptides in host immunity D. Yang and J. J. Oppenheim; 4. Therapeutic potential and applications of innate immunity peptides T. J. Falla and L. Zhang; 5. Mammalian β?Defensins in mucosal defence G. Diamond, D. Laube and M. Klein-Patel; 6. Biology and expression of the human cathelicidin LL-37 G. Gudmundsson and B. Agerberth; 7. Antimicrobial peptides of the alimentary tract of mammals C. Bevins and T. Ganz; 8. Antimicrobial peptides suppress microbial infections and sepsis in animal models K. A. Brogden, M. Ackermann, J. Zabner and M. J. Welsh; 9. Bacterial structure and physiology: influence on susceptibility to antimicrobial peptides R. E. W. Hancock; 9. The antifungal mechanisms of antimicrobial peptides E. J. Helmerhorst and F. G. Oppenheim; 10. Antimicrobial peptides from platelets in defence against cardiovascular infections M. R. Yeaman; 11. Mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial peptides R. Tamayo, A. C. Portillo and J. S. Gunn; 12. Roles of antimicrobial peptides in pulmonary disease R. Bals.