Antimicrobial Peptides in Mucosal Secretions: The Importance of Local Secretions in Mitigating Infection

Innate antimicrobial peptide protects the skin from invasive bacterial infection

Victor Nizet, Takaaki Ohtake, Xavier Lauth et al. · Nature · 2001 · 1.2K citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +14

The Toll and Imd pathways are the major regulators of the immune response in Drosophila

Ennio De Gregorio, Paul T. Spellman, Phoebe Tzou et al. · The EMBO Journal · 2002 · 959 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Immunology +16

Campylobacter jejuni Binds Intestinal H(O) Antigen (Fucα1, 2Galβ1, 4GlcNAc), and Fucosyloligosaccharides of Human Milk Inhibit Its Binding and Infection

Guillermo M. Ruiz‐Palacios, Luz Elena Cervantes, Pilar Ramos et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2003 · 604 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Infectious Diseases +16

Human beta-defensin 2 is a salt-sensitive peptide antibiotic expressed in human lung.

Robert Bals, Xuemin Wang, Zhihong Wu et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1998 · 576 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +15

Cutting Edge: IFN-Inducible ELR− CXC Chemokines Display Defensin-Like Antimicrobial Activity

Alexander M. Cole, Tomas Ganz, Amy M. Liese et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2001 · 386 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +15