Topics Covered
- Cationic peptides: a definition
- The cathelicidins
- The defensins
- Antibiotic activity in vitro
- Antibiotic activity: mechanisms of action
- Antibiotic activity under physiologic conditions and in vivo
- Bacterial evasion
- Cationic peptides as immunomodulators
- Are interactions with host cells receptor mediated or are there other mechanisms of action?
- Role in human infectious disease, e.g. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
- Role in human inflammatory disease, e.g. psoriasis
- gla-3- Are cationic peptides pro- or anti-inflammatory?
- Cationic peptides as drug targets
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Talk Citation
Bowdish, D. (2009, June 30). Cationic peptides in innate immunity [Video file]. In
The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from
https://hstalks.com/bs/1303/.
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Published on June 30, 2009
Financial Disclosures
- Dr. Dawn Bowdish has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.