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Guo X, An Y, Tan W, Ma L, Wang M, Li J, Li B, Hou W, Wu L. Cathelicidin-derived antiviral peptide inhibits herpes simplex virus 1 infection. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1201505. [PMID: 37342565 PMCID: PMC10277505 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1201505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is a widely distributed virus. HSV-1 is a growing public health concern due to the emergence of drug-resistant strains and the current lack of a clinically specific drug for treatment. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the development of peptide antivirals. Natural host-defense peptides which have uniquely evolved to protect the host have been reported to have antiviral properties. Cathelicidins are a family of multi-functional antimicrobial peptides found in almost all vertebrate species and play a vital role in the immune system. In this study, we demonstrated the anti-HSV-1 effect of an antiviral peptide named WL-1 derived from human cathelicidin. We found that WL-1 inhibited HSV-1 infection in epithelial and neuronal cells. Furthermore, the administration of WL-1 improved the survival rate and reduced viral load and inflammation during HSV-1 infection via ocular scarification. Moreover, facial nerve dysfunction, involving the abnormal blink reflex, nose position, and vibrissae movement, and pathological injury were prevented when HSV-1 ear inoculation-infected mice were treated with WL-1. Together, our findings demonstrate that WL-1 may be a potential novel antiviral agent against HSV-1 infection-induced facial palsy.
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- Xiaomin Guo
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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Bhusal A, Nam Y, Seo D, Rahman MH, Hwang EM, Kim S, Lee W, Suk K. Cathelicidin‐related antimicrobial peptide promotes neuroinflammation through astrocyte–microglia communication in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Glia 2022; 70:1902-1926. [DOI: 10.1002/glia.24227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Anup Bhusal
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine Kyungpook National University Daegu Republic of Korea
- BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Program, Department of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine Kyungpook National University Daegu Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine Kyungpook National University Daegu Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine Kyungpook National University Daegu Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine Kyungpook National University Daegu Republic of Korea
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick New Jersey USA
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Seoul Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK21 FOUR KNU Creative BioResearch Group Kyungpook National University Daegu Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine Kyungpook National University Daegu Republic of Korea
- BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Program, Department of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine Kyungpook National University Daegu Republic of Korea
- Brain Science and Engineering Institute Kyungpook National University Daegu Republic of Korea
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Immunomodulatory and Allergenic Properties of Antimicrobial Peptides. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23052499. [PMID: 35269641 PMCID: PMC8910669 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
With the growing problem of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the search for alternative ways to combat bacterial infections is extremely urgent. While analyzing the effect of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) on immunocompetent cells, their effect on all parts of the immune system, and on humoral and cellular immunity, is revealed. AMPs have direct effects on neutrophils, monocytes, dendritic cells, T-lymphocytes, and mast cells, participating in innate immunity. They act on B-lymphocytes indirectly, enhancing the induction of antigen-specific immunity, which ultimately leads to the activation of adaptive immunity. The adjuvant activity of AMPs in relation to bacterial and viral antigens was the reason for their inclusion in vaccines and made it possible to formulate the concept of a “defensin vaccine” as an innovative basis for constructing vaccines. The immunomodulatory function of AMPs involves their influence on cells in the nearest microenvironment, recruitment and activation of other cells, supporting the response to pathogenic microorganisms and completing the inflammatory process, thus exhibiting a systemic effect. For the successful use of AMPs in medical practice, it is necessary to study their immunomodulatory activity in detail, taking into account their pleiotropy. The degree of maturity of the immune system and microenvironment can contribute to the prevention of complications and increase the effectiveness of therapy, since AMPs can suppress inflammation in some circumstances, but aggravate the response and damage of organism in others. It should also be taken into account that the real functions of one or another AMP depend on the types of total regulatory effects on the target cell, and not only on properties of an individual peptide. A wide spectrum of biological activity, including direct effects on pathogens, inactivation of bacterial toxins and influence on immunocompetent cells, has attracted the attention of researchers, however, the cytostatic activity of AMPs against normal cells, as well as their allergenic properties and low stability to host proteases, are serious limitations for the medical use of AMPs. In this connection, the tasks of searching for compounds that selectively affect the target and development of an appropriate method of application become critically important. The scope of this review is to summarize the current concepts and newest advances in research of the immunomodulatory activity of natural and synthetic AMPs, and to examine the prospects and limitations of their medical use.
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Sousa SA, Feliciano JR, Pita T, Soeiro CF, Mendes BL, Alves LG, Leitão JH. Bacterial Nosocomial Infections: Multidrug Resistance as a Trigger for the Development of Novel Antimicrobials. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10080942. [PMID: 34438992 PMCID: PMC8389044 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10080942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Nosocomial bacterial infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality, posing a huge burden to healthcare systems worldwide. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with the raised hospitalization of patients and the increased use of antimicrobial agents, boosted the emergence of difficult-to-treat multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in hospital settings. Therefore, current available antibiotic treatments often have limited or no efficacy against nosocomial bacterial infections, and novel therapeutic approaches need to be considered. In this review, we analyze current antibacterial alternatives under investigation, focusing on metal-based complexes, antimicrobial peptides, and antisense antimicrobial therapeutics. The association of new compounds with older, commercially available antibiotics and the repurposing of existing drugs are also revised in this work.
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- Sílvia A. Sousa
- Department of Bioengineering, IBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (J.R.F.); (T.P.); (C.F.S.); (B.L.M.)
- Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
- Correspondence: (S.A.S.); (J.H.L.); Tel.: +351-218417688 (J.H.L.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, IBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (J.R.F.); (T.P.); (C.F.S.); (B.L.M.)
- Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Bioengineering, IBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (J.R.F.); (T.P.); (C.F.S.); (B.L.M.)
- Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Bioengineering, IBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (J.R.F.); (T.P.); (C.F.S.); (B.L.M.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, IBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (J.R.F.); (T.P.); (C.F.S.); (B.L.M.)
- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, 1049-003 Lisboa, Portugal;
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- Department of Bioengineering, IBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (J.R.F.); (T.P.); (C.F.S.); (B.L.M.)
- Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
- Correspondence: (S.A.S.); (J.H.L.); Tel.: +351-218417688 (J.H.L.)
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Feng X, Jin S, Wang M, Pang Q, Liu C, Liu R, Wang Y, Yang H, Liu F, Liu Y. The Critical Role of Tryptophan in the Antimicrobial Activity and Cell Toxicity of the Duck Antimicrobial Peptide DCATH. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1146. [PMID: 32670215 PMCID: PMC7326067 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have attracted more attention for their potential candidates for new antibiotic drugs. As a novel identified cathelicidin AMP from duck, dCATH owns broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities but with a noticeable toxicity. To explore dCATH-derived AMPs with reduced cell toxicity and improved cell selectivity, a series of truncated and tryptophan-replaced peptides of dCATH were designed. Two truncated peptides containing one of the two tryptophan (Trp) residues at the positions of 4 and 17 (W4 and W17) of dCATH, dCATH(1-16) and dCATH(5-20), showed strong antibacterial activity, but didn't show obvious hemolytic activity and cytotoxicity. The derived peptides not containing Trp didn't possess obvious antimicrobial activity, and their hemolytic and cytotoxic effect was also diminished. Also as evidence by Trp fluorescence experiment that existence of W4 and W17 was crucially important to the antimicrobial activity, hemolysis and cytotoxicity of dCATH, and one of the two Trp residues was competent and necessary to retain its antimicrobial activity. Antibacterial mechanism analysis showed that dCATH(1-16) and dCATH(5-20) killed bacterial cells by increasing permeability and causing a loss of membrane integrity. dCATH(1-16) and dCATH(5-20) possessed insignificant inhibitory activity against levels of IL-6, TNF-α, and NO in RAW 264.7 cells treated with LPS. In vivo, intraperitoneal administration of the two peptides significantly decreased mortality and provided protection against LPS-induced inflammation in mice challenged with lethal dose of LPS. The two peptides, dCATH(1-16) and dCATH(5-20), which possessed high antibacterial activity and cell selectivity, may herald development prospects as new antibacterial agents in the future.
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- Xingjun Feng
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agricultural Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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Haiwen Z, Rui H, Bingxi Z, Qingfeng G, Beibei W, Jifeng Z, Xuemei W, Kebang W. Cathelicidin- derived PR39 protects enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 challenged mice by improving epithelial function and balancing the microbiota in the intestine. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9456. [PMID: 31263234 PMCID: PMC6603261 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45913-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The zoonotic enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 can disrupt intestinal epithelial barrier function and in turn leading to serious intestinal and systemic disease. PR39 could effectively inhibit the growth of Gram-negative bacteria, but there is little knowledge of its effects on intestinal barrier function and the microbiota in E. coli-challenged mice. In this study, an intestinal disease caused by EHEC O157:H7 was established, to analyze the effect of PR39 on EHEC O157:H7 induced intestinal epithelial barrier injury and disorder. Interestingly, PR39 attenuated EHEC O157:H7-induced systemic symptoms and significantly decreased mortality and the degree of E. coli shedding in faeces. Furthermore, the infiltration index of macrophages and neutrophils in intestine of the PR39 treatment group were obviously attenuated, along with the level of apoptosis. PR39 treatment group had distinctly improved tight junction associated proteins’ expression after EHEC O157:H7 caused injury. Additionally, the sequencing analysis of cecum microbiota showed that PR39 altered the abnormal increase in Bacteroides caused by EHEC O157:H7 and promoted the growth of probiotics such as Lactobacillus. In conclusion, cathelicidin-derived PR39 could effectively improve EHEC O157:H7-induced epithelial barrier injury, and dysfunction of immune and microbiota homeostasis in the intestinal tract, indicating that PR39 could be an excellent potential drug for zoonotic EHEC O157:H7-related intestinal disease.
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- Zhang Haiwen
- Tropical animal breeding and nutrition laboratory, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- Tropical animal breeding and nutrition laboratory, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- Tropical animal breeding and nutrition laboratory, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- Tropical animal breeding and nutrition laboratory, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China.
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- Tropical animal breeding and nutrition laboratory, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- Tropical animal breeding and nutrition laboratory, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China
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- Tropical animal breeding and nutrition laboratory, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, People's Republic of China.
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Huynh E, Penney J, Caswell J, Li J. Protective Effects of Protegrin in Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Murine Colitis. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:156. [PMID: 30873029 PMCID: PMC6403130 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Cathelicidins, a class of antimicrobial peptides, have been widely studied for their antimicrobial role in innate immune responses during infection and inflammation. At sub-antimicrobial concentrations, various cathelicidins from different species have been reported to exert chemotactic activity on neutrophils, monocytes, dendritic cells and T-cells, and also enhance angiogenesis and wound healing. To date, the role of the pig cathelicidin, protegrin-1 (PG-1), in immune modulation and tissue repair in the intestinal tract has not been investigated. The aim of the present study was to examine the potential protective effects of recombinant PG-1 in a mouse dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis inflammation model. This is the first report showing the protective effects of PG-1 in its various forms (pro-, cathelin-, and mature-forms) in attenuating significant body weight loss associated with DSS-induced colitis (p < 0.05). PG-1 treatment improved histological scores (P < 0.05) and influenced the gene expression of inflammatory mediators and tissue repair factors such as trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) and mucin (MUC-2). Protegrin treatment also altered the metabolite profile, returning the metabolite levels closer to untreated control levels. These findings lay the foundation for future oral application of recombinant PG-1 to potentially treat intestinal damage and inflammation.
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- Evanna Huynh
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
- Department of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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Penney J, Li J. Protegrin 1 Enhances Innate Cellular Defense via the Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor Pathway. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2018; 8:331. [PMID: 30324092 PMCID: PMC6173103 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent a promising area of research to help combat the ever-growing problem of antibiotic resistance. Protegrin-1 is an AMP from the cathelicidin family. It is produced naturally in pigs and its mature form (mPG-1) has potent bactericidal properties and a unique β-hairpin structure that separates it from most AMPs found in mice and humans. While the antibacterial properties of protegrin-1 are well established, the role it plays in immune modulation has yet to be investigated, and our current study sought to explore this alternate role and potential mechanism behind. We found that mPG-1 stimulated intestinal cell migration, this is accompanied with altered expression of genes associated with cell migration, in addition to increased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and immune-related factors. Further study suggested that mPG-1 activates insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) and through this receptor it modulates immune activity as well as cell migration. Our study revealed a novel function of mPG-1, and its associated pathway, suggesting therapeutic potential of the antimicrobial peptide for infection and/or immune disorders, particularly ones affecting the gastrointestinal tract such as inflammatory bowel syndrome.
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- Jenna Penney
- Department of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan Shi, China.,Department of Animal Bioscience, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan Shi, China.,Department of Animal Bioscience, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Szczepocka E, Kozłowska E, Brzezińska-Błaszczyk E, Wysokiński A. Body composition does not affect serum levels of cathelicidin LL-37 in elderly women with unipolar depression. Nord J Psychiatry 2018; 72:45-50. [PMID: 28959904 DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2017.1384507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Antimicrobial peptides are components of the innate immune system. Cathelicidin LL-37 plays an important role in antimicrobial defense, exerts proinflammatory effect and strongly affects the immune system functioning. Our recent study revealed that serum concentration of LL-37 is increased in elderly women with depression. The aim of this study is to evaluate serum LL-37 levels in elderly women with depression and to compare them with non-depressed elderly women, matched for anthropometric and body composition parameters. METHODS Forty women with unipolar depression and 23 non-depressed women (age ≥60 years) were included into the study. Anthropometric measurements and biochemical analyzes were performed. Concentration of LL-37 in serum was assessed using ELISA method. Body composition was measured using two methods: bioimpedance analysis (BIA) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). RESULTS There was a statistically significant difference (p =.038) in serum LL-37 level between patients with depression (3.55 ± 6.57 ng/mL) and control subjects (2.01 ± 3.88 ng/mL). Apart from visceral adipose tissue mass (%) in the depression group, we found no associations between serum LL-37 and analyzed anthropometric or body composition parameters. CONCLUSIONS Results of this study indicate that with the exception of visceral adipose tissue, LL-37 serum levels are not affected by anthropometric or body composition parameters. The association between visceral adipose tissue and LL-37 may indicate that visceral fat could be responsible for the increased LL-37 production.
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- Ewa Szczepocka
- a Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotic Disorders , Medical University of Łódź , Łódź , Poland
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- b Department of Experimental Immunology , Medical University of Łódź , Łódź , Poland
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- a Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotic Disorders , Medical University of Łódź , Łódź , Poland
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Abdelaal NH, Rashed LA, Ibrahim SY, Abd El Halim MH, Ghoneim N, Saleh NA, Saleh MA. Cathelicidin (LL-37) level in the scalp hair of patients with tinea capitis. Med Mycol 2017; 55:733-736. [PMID: 27915299 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myw132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are considered an important first line of defense against pathogens. Cathelicidin LL-37 was upregulated in response to fungal infection. In this work we aimed to evaluate cathelicidin LL-37 in the hair of tinea capitis and compare it to normal controls. Hair samples were collected from 30 children and 30 controls aged from 2 to10 years old, and the level of cathelicidin LL-37 in the hair was detected by quantitative real-time PCR. The 30 patients were further subdivided into three subgroups according to their clinical type. Ten patients were scaly type, 10 patients were black dots type, and 10 patients were kerion type. Cathelicidin level in patients ranged from 6.0 to 17.5 with mean ± SD (11.3 ± 2.3) and in control ranged from 1.02 to 6.2, with mean ± SD (2.8 ± 1.5). There was a significant difference between the patients and controls regarding the cathelicidin level; P value was 0. The mean cathelicidin level was lowest in the kerion type10.73 ± 2.6 and highest in the black dot type 12.05 ± 2.76. However, there was no significant difference between the cathelicidin level of the different clinical types of tinea capitis; P value was 0.58. In conclusion, the level of cathelicidin LL-37 in hair specimens of human tinea capitis was significantly higher than controls.
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- Nagwa H Abdelaal
- Department of Dermatology, AL Azhar University, Faculty of Medicine for girls
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
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- Department of Community, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
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- Department of Dermatology, AL Azhar University, Faculty of Medicine for girls
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- Department of Dermatology, AL Azhar University, Faculty of Medicine for girls
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
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Kozłowska E, Wysokiński A, Brzezińska-Błaszczyk E. Serum levels of peptide cathelicidin LL-37 in elderly patients with depression. Psychiatry Res 2017; 255:156-160. [PMID: 28550757 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Cathelicidin LL-37 is a small cationic that plays an important role in antimicrobial defense, as it kills a broad spectrum of infectious agents by disrupting their membranes, including gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, some viruses and fungi; and it neutralizes activity of bacterial endotoxins. Moreover, cathelicidin LL-37 exerts proinflammatory effect, while numerous reports indicate the role of inflammation in the development of depression. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the circulating levels of cathelicidin LL-37 in elderly depressed patients. Thirty-nine elderly (age ≥ 60 years) women with major depressive disorder and thirty-eight non-depressed elderly (age ≥ 60 years) women were included into the study. The mean serum cathelicidin LL-37 concentration in patients with depression and in healthy subjects were 2.40 ± 3.00ng/mL and 1.17 ± 3.04ng/mL, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant. No significant differences between mean serum CRP level and WBC count in MDD patients and control group were documented. There were no correlations between LL-37 level and age, BMI, GDS score, CRP level or WBC count. It can be assumed that elevated serum LL-37 levels in depressed patients may reflect inflammatory activation associated with depression.
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- Elżbieta Kozłowska
- Department of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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Krejner A, Litwiniuk M, Grzela T. LL-37 but Not 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D Serum Level Correlates with Healing of Venous Leg Ulcers. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2016; 65:455-461. [PMID: 27663530 PMCID: PMC5602047 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-016-0423-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Human cathelicidin, LL-37, is small antimicrobial peptide, which reveals also some immunomodulatory and proangiogenic properties and, therefore, may promote wound healing. The expression of LL-37 is controlled by various factors, including vitamin D. Thus, any disturbances in vitamin D level may influence LL-37 production and, possibly, affect wound healing. Since deficiency of vitamin D was identified as a common problem in the population, this proof of concept study aimed to verify the relationship between serum levels of LL-37, vitamin D, and healing rate of venous leg ulcers. The study involved small group (n = 19) of patients with venous leg ulcers. Apart from non-venous ulcer aethiology, compression intolerance, active vein thrombosis, and wound infection, the exclusion criteria concerned also kidney insufficiency. The results of the analysis of wound healing rates were correlated with patients' serum levels of 25(OH) vitamin D and LL-37. In addition, serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-8, and TNF) were analyzed. We have found strong association between serum concentrations of LL-37 and the healing rates in patients with leg ulcers. Despite the fact that 25(OH) vitamin D levels in all patients were below the normal range, they did not show any correlation with healing rates. Furthermore, no association was observed between serum levels of 25(OH) vitamin D and LL-37. No significant correlation between tested pro-inflammatory cytokines and healing rate, LL-37, or 25(OH) vitamin D levels was also observed. Regardless of small study group, our results suggest that the assessment of serum concentration of LL-37, but not 25-hydroxy vitamin D, may help in predicting the wound healing efficacy. Moreover, this assessment may be useful in pre-selection of patients, which could benefit from local treatment with exogenous LL-37.
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- Alicja Krejner
- Laboratory of Cell Molecular Biology, Department of Histology and Embryology, Biostructure Research Centre, Medical University of Warsaw, Chalubinskiego 5, 02-004, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Cell Molecular Biology, Department of Histology and Embryology, Biostructure Research Centre, Medical University of Warsaw, Chalubinskiego 5, 02-004, Warsaw, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Cell Molecular Biology, Department of Histology and Embryology, Biostructure Research Centre, Medical University of Warsaw, Chalubinskiego 5, 02-004, Warsaw, Poland. .,Clinic of Phlebology, Warsaw, Poland.
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Human cathelicidin LL-37, the only member of the cathelicidin family of host defense peptides expressed in humans, plays a crucial role in host defense against pathogen invasion, as well as in regulating the functions of anti-inflammation, antitumorigenesis, and tissue repair. It is primarily produced by phagocytic leukocytes and epithelial cells, and mediates a wide range of biological responses. Emerging evidence from several studies indicates that LL-37 plays a prominent and complex role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Although overexpression of LL-37 has been implicated in the inflamed and noninflamed colon mucosa in patients with ulcerative colitis, LL-37 expression was not changed in the inflamed or noninflamed colon or ileal mucosa in patients with Crohn's disease. Furthermore, studies in animal models and human patients further characterized the protective effect of cathelicidins both in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. These data suggest the intricate functions of LL-37 in IBD. They will also create many strategies and opportunities for therapeutic intervention in IBD in the future. This review aims to elucidate the structure and bioactivity of LL-37 and also discuss the recent progress in understanding the relationship between LL-37 and IBD.
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Gao W, Xing L, Qu P, Tan T, Yang N, Li D, Chen H, Feng X. Identification of a novel cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide from ducks and determination of its functional activity and antibacterial mechanism. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17260. [PMID: 26608073 PMCID: PMC4660463 DOI: 10.1038/srep17260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The family of antimicrobial peptide, cathelicidins, which plays important roles against infections in animals, has been identified from many species. Here, we identified a novel avian cathelicidin ortholog from ducks and named dCATH. The cDNA sequence of dCATH encodes a predicted 146-amino-acid polypeptide composed of a 17-residue signal peptide, a 109-residue conserved cathelin domain and a 20-residue mature peptide. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that dCATH is highly divergent from other avian peptides. The α-helical structure of the peptide exerted strong antimicrobial activity against a broad range of bacteria in vitro, with most minimum inhibitory concentrations in the range of 2 to 4 μM. Moreover, dCATH also showed cytotoxicity, lysing 50% of mammalian erythrocytes in the presence or absence of 10% fetal calf serum at concentrations of 32 μM or 20 μM and killing 50% HaCaT cells at a concentration of 10 μM. The effects on bacterial outer and inner membranes, as examined by scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscopy, indicate that dCATH kills microbial cells by increasing permeability, causing a loss of membrane integrity.
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- Wei Gao
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P.R. China
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Bandurska K, Berdowska A, Barczyńska-Felusiak R, Krupa P. Unique features of human cathelicidin LL-37. Biofactors 2015; 41:289-300. [PMID: 26434733 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Cathelicidins are antimicrobial peptides produced by humans and animals in response to various pathogenic microbes. This review intends to provide a brief overview of the expression, structure, properties and function of human cathelicidin LL-37 which may be a therapeutic agent against a variety of bacterial and viral diseases, cancers, and hard-to-heal wounds. Cathelicidins act as a primary defense against bacteria and other pathogens in the case of inflammation. They are able to kill bacteria and fungi, inhibit and destroy bacterial biofilms, and possess antiviral and antiparasitics properties. They can also play a role in angiogenesis, wound healing, and the regulation of apoptosis. The host defense peptide LL-37 has emerged as a novel modulator of tumor growth and metastasis in carcinogenesis of various types of cancers. LL-37 is an antimicrobial peptide able of inducing various effects. It acts as an anti- and pro- inflammatory factor. Cathelicidins are able to directly and selectively destroy membranes of various microbes and cancer cells, but they do not attack normal cells. The role of cathelicidins in cancer is double-sided. They play an important role in killing cancer cells and may provide a new possibility for the development of cancer therapeutics. However, they also can participate in carcinogenesis. Due to its activity spectrum LL-37 could be applied in pharmacotherapy. Cathelicidin peptides could serve as a template for the development of modern anti-microbial and anti-viral drugs. LL-37 is an excellent candidate to develop into therapeutics for infected wounds.
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- Katarzyna Bandurska
- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, Czestochowa, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, Czestochowa, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, Czestochowa, Poland
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Gruber-Wackernagel A, Byrne SN, Wolf P. Polymorphous light eruption: clinic aspects and pathogenesis. Dermatol Clin 2015; 32:315-34, viii. [PMID: 24891054 DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2014.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Polymorphous light eruption is an immunologically mediated photodermatosis with high prevalence, particularly among young women in temperate climates, characterized by pruritic skin lesions of variable morphology, occurring in spring or early summer on sun-exposed body sites. A resistance to ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced immunosuppression and a subsequent delayed-type hypersensitivity response to a photoantigen have been suggested as key factors in the disease. Molecular and immunologic disturbances associated with disease pathogenesis include a failure of skin infiltration by neutrophils and other regulatory immune cells on UVR exposure linked to a disturbed cytokine microenvironment. Standard management is based on prevention.
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- Alexandra Gruber-Wackernagel
- Research Unit for Photodermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 8, Graz A-8036, Austria
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- Cellular Photoimmunology Group, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Dermatology, Sydney Medical School, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, The University of Sydney, 676, Blackburn Building D06, Darlington, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Research Unit for Photodermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 8, Graz A-8036, Austria.
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Takeda A, Tsubaki T, Sagae N, Onda Y, Inada Y, Mochizuki T, Okumura K, Kikuyama S, Kobayashi T, Iwamuro S. Bacterial toxin-inducible gene expression of cathelicidin-B1 in the chicken bursal lymphoma-derived cell line DT40: functional characterization of cathelicidin-B1. Peptides 2014; 59:94-102. [PMID: 24984089 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2014.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chicken cathelicidin-B1 (chCATH-B1) is a major host defense peptide of the chicken bursa of Fabricius (BF). To investigate the mechanisms of chCATH-B1 gene expression in the BF, we focused on the DT40 cell line derived from chicken bursal lymphoma as a model for analysis. A cDNA encoding chCATH-B1 precursor was cloned from DT40 cells. The nucleotide sequence of the cDNA was identical with that of the BF chCATH-B1. A broth dilution analysis showed that the synthetic chCATH-B1 exhibited a significant defensive activity against both Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. A scanning microscopic analysis demonstrated that chCATH-B1 inhibited bacterial growth through membrane destruction with formation of blebs and spheroplasts. Limulus amoebocyte lysate assay and electromobility shift assay results revealed that chCATH-B1 bound to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and lipoteichoic acid (LTA), which are the surface substances of the E. coli and S. aureus cell, respectively. A chemotactic assay results revealed that chCATH-B1 showed mouse-derived P-815 mastocytoma migrating activity dose-dependently but with a higher concentration, resulting in a loss of the activity. A semi-quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis revealed that LPS stimulated chCATH-B1 gene expression in a dose-dependent manner and that the LPS-inducible chCATH-B1 gene expression was inhibited by the administration of dexamethasone. The chCATH-B1 mRNA levels in DT40 cells were also increased by the administration of bacterial LTA. The results indicate that bacterial toxins induce chCATH-B1 gene expression in the chicken BF and the peptide expressed in the organ would act against pathogenic microorganisms not only directly but also indirectly by attracting mast cells.
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- Asuna Takeda
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan; Department of Biology, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Center for Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
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- Department of Regulatory Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan.
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Morgenthau A, Partha SK, Adamiak P, Schryvers AB. The specificity of protection against cationic antimicrobial peptides by lactoferrin binding protein B. Biometals 2014; 27:923-33. [PMID: 25038734 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-014-9767-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A variety of Gram-negative pathogens possess host-specific lactoferrin (Lf) receptors that mediate the acquisition of iron from host Lf. The integral membrane protein component of the receptor, lactoferrin binding protein A specifically binds host Lf and is required for acquisition of iron from Lf. In contrast, the role of the bi-lobed surface lipoprotein, lactoferrin binding protein B (LbpB), in Lf binding and iron acquisition is uncertain. A common feature of LbpBs from most species is the presence of clusters of negatively charged amino acids in the protein's C-terminal lobe. Recently it has been shown that the negatively charged regions from the Neisseria meningitidis LbpB are responsible for protecting against an 11 amino acid cationic antimicrobial peptide (CAP), lactoferricin (Lfcin), derived from human Lf. In this study we investigated whether the LbpB confers resistance to other CAPs since N. meningitidis is likely to encounter other CAPs from the host. LbpB provided protection against the cathelicidin derived peptide, cathelicidin related antimicrobial peptide (mCRAMP), but did not confer protection against Tritrp 1 or LL37 under our experimental conditions. When tested against a range of rationally designed synthetic peptides, LbpB was shown to protect against IDR-1002 and IDR-0018 but not against HH-2 or HHC10.
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- Ari Morgenthau
- Departments of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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Interplay between Candida albicans and the antimicrobial peptide armory. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2014; 13:950-7. [PMID: 24951441 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00093-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are key elements of innate immunity, which can directly kill multiple bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens. The medically important fungus Candida albicans colonizes different host niches as part of the normal human microbiota. Proliferation of C. albicans is regulated through a complex balance of host immune defense mechanisms and fungal responses. Expression of AMPs against pathogenic fungi is differentially regulated and initiated by interactions of a variety of fungal pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) with pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) on human cells. Inflammatory signaling and other environmental stimuli are also essential to control fungal proliferation and to prevent parasitism. To persist in the host, C. albicans has developed a three-phase AMP evasion strategy, including secretion of peptide effectors, AMP efflux pumps, and regulation of signaling pathways. These mechanisms prevent C. albicans from the antifungal activity of the major AMP classes, including cathelicidins, histatins, and defensins leading to a basal resistance. This minireview summarizes human AMP attack and C. albicans resistance mechanisms and current developments in the use of AMPs as antifungal agents.
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Whelehan CJ, Barry-Reidy A, Meade KG, Eckersall PD, Chapwanya A, Narciandi F, Lloyd AT, O'Farrelly C. Characterisation and expression profile of the bovine cathelicidin gene repertoire in mammary tissue. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:128. [PMID: 24524771 PMCID: PMC3932039 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Cathelicidins comprise a major group of host-defence peptides. Conserved across a wide range of species, they have several functions related to host defence. Only one cathelicidin has been found in humans but several cathelicidin genes occur in the bovine genome. We propose that these molecules may have a protective role against mastitis. The aim of this study was to characterise the cathelicidin gene-cluster in the bovine genome and to identify sites of expression in the bovine mammary gland. Results Bioinformatic analysis of the bovine genome (BosTau7) revealed seven protein-coding cathelicidin genes, CATHL1-7, including two identical copies of CATHL4, as well as three additional putative cathelicidin genes, all clustered on the long arm of chromosome 22. Six of the seven protein-coding genes were expressed in leukocytes extracted from milk of high somatic cell count (SCC) cows. CATHL5 was expressed across several sites in the mammary gland, but did not increase in response to Staphylococcus aureus infection. Conclusions Here, we characterise the bovine cathelicidin gene cluster and reconcile inconsistencies in the datasets of previous studies. Constitutive cathelicidin expression in the mammary gland suggests a possible role for these host defence peptides its protection.
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- Comparative Immunology Group, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Immune modulation by multifaceted cationic host defense (antimicrobial) peptides. Nat Chem Biol 2013; 9:761-8. [DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 417] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Santos JC, Silva-Gomes S, Silva JP, Gama M, Rosa G, Gallo RL, Appelberg R. Endogenous cathelicidin production limits inflammation and protective immunity to Mycobacterium avium in mice. IMMUNITY INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE 2013; 2:1-12. [PMID: 25400920 PMCID: PMC4220664 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Revised: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The production of antimicrobial peptides, such as the cathelicidins, plays a prominent role in the innate immune response against microbial pathogens. Cathelicidins are widely distributed amongst living organisms, and the antimicrobial peptides generated by proteolysis of the precursor forms are typically cationic and α-helical, a structure that facilitates their interaction and insertion into anionic bacterial cell walls and membranes, causing damage and promoting microbial death. Here, we found that mouse cathelicidin (Camp) expression was induced in bone marrow-derived macrophages by infection with Mycobacterium avium in a TLR2- and TNF-dependent manner. However, the endogenous production of the cathelin-related antimicrobial peptide (CRAMP) was not required for the bacteriostasis of M. avium either in primary cultures of macrophages or in vivo, as shown by the use of CRAMP-null mice. In contrast, the lack of Camp led to a transient improvement of M. avium growth control in the spleens of infected mice while at the same time causing an exacerbation of the inflammatory response to infection. Our data highlight the anti-inflammatory effects of CRAMP and suggests that virulent mycobacteria may possess strategies to escape its antimicrobial activity.
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- José Carlos Santos
- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), University of Porto 4150-180, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), University of Porto 4150-180, Porto, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho Braga, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), University of Porto 4150-180, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of California 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA, 92093-0612, USA
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- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), University of Porto 4150-180, Porto, Portugal
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Parra M, Liu X, Derrick SC, Yang A, Tian J, Kolibab K, Kumar S, Morris SL. Molecular analysis of non-specific protection against murine malaria induced by BCG vaccination. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66115. [PMID: 23861742 PMCID: PMC3701530 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Although the effectiveness of BCG vaccination in preventing adult pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) has been highly variable, epidemiologic studies have suggested that BCG provides other general health benefits to vaccinees including reducing the impact of asthma, leprosy, and possibly malaria. To further evaluate whether BCG immunization protects against malarial parasitemia and to define molecular correlates of this non-specific immunity, mice were vaccinated with BCG and then challenged 2 months later with asexual blood stage Plasmodium yoelii 17XNL (PyNL) parasites. Following challenge with PyNL, significant decreases in parasitemia were observed in BCG vaccinated mice relative to naïve controls. To identify immune molecules that may be associated with the BCG-induced protection, gene expression was evaluated by RT-PCR in i) naïve controls, ii) BCG-vaccinated mice, iii) PyNL infected mice and iv) BCG vaccinated/PyNL infected mice at 0, 1, 5, and 9 days after the P. yoelii infection. The expression results showed that i) BCG immunization induces the expression of at least 18 genes including the anti-microbial molecules lactoferrin, eosinophil peroxidase, eosinophil major basic protein and the cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide (CRAMP); ii) an active PyNL infection suppresses the expression of important immune response molecules; and iii) the extent of PyNL-induced suppression of specific genes is reduced in BCG-vaccinated/PyNL infected mice. To validate the gene expression data, we demonstrated that pre-treatment of malaria parasites with lactoferrin or the cathelicidin LL-37 peptide decreases the level of PyNL parasitemias in mice. Overall, our study suggests that BCG vaccination induces the expression of non-specific immune molecules including antimicrobial peptides which may provide an overall benefit to vaccinees by limiting infections of unrelated pathogens such as Plasmodium parasites.
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- Marcela Parra
- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review, USFDA, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review, USFDA, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review, USFDA, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review, USFDA, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review, USFDA, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review, USFDA, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review, USFDA, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review, USFDA, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Alternatives to antibiotics: a symposium on the challenges and solutions for animal production. Anim Health Res Rev 2013; 14:78-87. [PMID: 23702321 DOI: 10.1017/s1466252313000030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Antibiotics are one of the most important medical discoveries of the 20th century and will remain an essential tool for treating animal and human diseases in the 21st century. However, antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens and concerns over their extensive use in food animals has garnered global interest in limiting antibiotic use in animal agriculture. Yet, limiting the availability of medical interventions to prevent and control animal diseases on the farm will directly impact global food security and safety as well as animal and human health. Insufficient attention has been given to the scientific breakthroughs and novel technologies that provide alternatives to antibiotics. The objectives of the symposium 'Alternatives to Antibiotics' were to highlight promising research results and novel technologies that could potentially lead to alternatives to conventional antibiotics, and assess challenges associated with their commercialization, and provide actionable strategies to support development of alternative antimicrobials. The symposium focused on the latest scientific breakthroughs and technologies that could provide new options and alternative strategies for preventing and treating diseases of animals. Some of these new technologies have direct applications as medical interventions for human health, but the focus of the symposium was animal production, animal health and food safety during food-animal production. Five subject areas were explored in detail through scientific presentations and expert panel discussions, including: (1) alternatives to antibiotics, lessons from nature; (2) immune modulation approaches to enhance disease resistance and to treat animal diseases; (3) gut microbiome and immune development, health and diseases; (4) alternatives to antibiotics for animal production; and (5) regulatory pathways to enable the licensure of alternatives to antibiotics.
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[Progress in cathelicidins antimicrobial peptides research]. DONG WU XUE YAN JIU = ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2013; 33:523-6. [PMID: 23019035 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1141.2012.05523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cathelicidins are a family of multi-functional antimicrobial peptides found in almost all types of vertebrates, where they play vital roles in the immune system. As they possess broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties, cathelicidins are not only strongly resistant to Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and viruses, but they are also active against many antibiotic-resistant clinical bacteria, adopting a special antimicrobial mechanism that is unlikely to lead to microbial resistance. Cathelicidins likewise possess simple structures, and low hemolytic and cytotoxic activities. Collectively, these features suggest potentially novel and exciting prospects for cathelicidins' application in medicine. Here, we review the structures, classification, activities, mechanisms, as well as prospective developments in the usage and application of cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides.
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Ahluwalia A, Tarnawski AS. Cathelicidin gene therapy: a new therapeutic option in ulcerative colitis and beyond? Gene Ther 2013; 20:119-20. [PMID: 22456327 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2012.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Felton S, Navid F, Schwarz A, Schwarz T, Gläser R, Rhodes LE. Ultraviolet radiation-induced upregulation of antimicrobial proteins in health and disease. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2013; 12:29-36. [DOI: 10.1039/c2pp25158b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Human cathelicidin LL-37 prevents bacterial biofilm formation. Future Med Chem 2012; 4:1587-99. [PMID: 22917247 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.12.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Human pathogens often colonize their host by the formation of biofilms. These surface-attached aggregates of bacteria are characterized by a self-produced extracellular matrix, which makes them highly resistant towards antibiotic treatment. Their abilities to adhere to abiotic surfaces (e.g., catheters and other medical devices) also makes bacterial biofilm formation a challenge in modern medicine. Antimicrobial peptides have lately been introduced as a potential class of drug molecules for combating severe hospital-acquired infections. One of these peptides, human cathelicidin LL-37, has recently been demonstrated to bridge innate and adaptive host defence, in addition to facilitating a robust antibiofilm effect at sub-inhibitory concentrations. In this review we will discuss the evidence, potential and challenges for LL-37 as a candidate molecule for therapeutic use.
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A comprehensive summary of LL-37, the factotum human cathelicidin peptide. Cell Immunol 2012; 280:22-35. [PMID: 23246832 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2012.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 400] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Revised: 11/09/2012] [Accepted: 11/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cathelicidins are a group of antimicrobial peptides. Since their discovery, it has become clear that they are an exceptional class of peptides, with some members having pleiotropic effects. Not only do they possess an antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral function, they also show a chemotactic and immunostimulatory/-modulatory effect. Moreover, they are capable of inducing wound healing, angiogenesis and modulating apoptosis. Recent insights even indicate for a role of these peptides in cancer. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the most recent and relevant insights concerning the human cathelicidin LL-37.
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