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Histatins

Known as: Histatins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A group of small, histidine-rich, cationic peptides in human SALIVA which are antibacterial and antifungal.
National Institutes of Health

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2009
2009
Polymorphism of salivary histatin gene and periodontal disease in the Japanese population.
Chronic periodontitis is a widespread and major dental disease. Recent studies have analyzed a possible relationship between… 
2008
2008
Characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis patients with self-reported sicca symptoms: evaluation of medical, salivary and oral parameters.
OBJECTIVES To examine the prevalence of sicca symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-patients, and to evaluate medical, salivary… 
2007
2007
Salivary histatins in patients with recurrent oral candidiasis.
The level of salivary histatins was evaluated in 20 patients with a history of recurrent oral candidiasis and in age-, sex… 
2003
2003
Human salivary peptides derived from histatins.
Human saliva from a healthy donor was subjected to fractionation by gel chromatography and six pools were collected and analysed… 
2003
2003
Physical parameters of hydroxyapatite adsorption and effect on candidacidal activity of histatins.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Killing of Candida albicans by Histatin 5: Cellular Uptake and Energy Requirement
Histatins, a group of histidine-rich proteins in human saliva, exhibit antimicrobial activity and are therefore considered to be… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Is salivary histatin 5 a metallopeptide?
2001
2001
Induction of histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells by histatins.
Human salivary histatins (Hsts), which belong to a salivary polypeptide family, have potent antifungal activity against Candida… 
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Physiological Regulation of the Secretion of Histatins and Statherins in Human Parotid Saliva
The small salivary phosphoproteins, histatins and statherins, have important functions in the oral cavity in terms of… 
1993
1993
Anti-lipopolysaccharide activity of histatins, peptides from human saliva
Histatins are histidine-rich polypeptides secreted in human saliva. They were found to inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated… 
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