Purification and characterization of defensins from cystic fibrosis sputum

Defensins. Natural peptide antibiotics of human neutrophils.

Tomas Ganz, Michael E. Selsted, D Szklarek et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1985 · 1.4K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Innate Immunity +9

Interaction of human defensins with Escherichia coli. Mechanism of bactericidal activity.

Robert I. Lehrer, A. P. Barton, Kathleen A. Daher et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1989 · 708 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +15

Identification of Defensin-1, Defensin-2, and CAP37/Azurocidin as T-cell Chemoattractant Proteins Released from Interleukin-8-stimulated Neutrophils

Oleg Chertov, Dennis F. Michiel, Luoling Xu et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1996 · 549 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Cellular Immunology +16

Antimicrobial defensin peptides form voltage-dependent ion-permeable channels in planar lipid bilayer membranes.

Bruce L. Kagan, Michael E. Selsted, Tomas Ganz et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1990 · 539 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17

Monocyte-chemotactic activity of defensins from human neutrophils.

Mary Territo, Tomas Ganz, Michael E. Selsted et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1989 · 487 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Immunopathology +9