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Antimicrobial Peptide

Known as: AMP 
A natural or synthetically-derived peptide that selectively kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms; it may also have immunomodulatory… 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2016
Review
2016
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as host defense peptides, are short and generally positively charged peptides found in… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
The antimicrobial peptide database (APD, http://aps.unmc.edu/AP/) is an original database initially online in 2003. The APD2… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The antimicrobial peptide database (APD, http://aps.unmc.edu/AP/main.php) has been updated and expanded. It now hosts 1228… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) sense viral and microbial DNA through endosomal Toll-like receptors to produce type 1… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
An antimicrobial peptide database (APD) has been established based on an extensive literature search. It contains detailed… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The hormonal form of vitamin D3, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3), is an immune system modulator and induces expression of… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Antimicrobial peptides have been isolated and characterized from tissues and organisms representing virtually every kingdom and… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides are abundant in animal and plant tissues involved in host defense. In insects, most are… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Considering that the development of hepatic lesions related to iron overload diseases might be a result of abnormally expressed… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
In mammals, several gene families encode peptides with antibacterial activity, such as the β-defensins and cathelicidins. These…