List of antimicrobial peptides in the female reproductive tract
Antimicrobial peptides are short peptides that possess antimicrobial properties. The female reproductive tract and its tissues produce antimicrobial peptides as part of the immune response. These peptides are able to fight pathogens and at the same time allow the maintenance of the microbiota that are part of the reproductive system in women.
- Defensins
- alpha-Defensins
- beta-Defensins
- theta-defensins
- Cathelicidins
- LL-37
- Whey acid proteins
- SLPI
- Elafin
- HE-4
- Lysozyme
- S100 proteins
- Calpotectin
- Psoriasin (S100A7)
- C-type lectins
- SP-A
- SP-D
- Iron metabolism proteins
- Lactoferrin
- Kinocidins
- CCL20/Mip-3-alpha[1]
External links
- Defensins Database, Singapore
- Innate ( Nonspecific ) Immunity at Western Kentucky University
- UMich Orientation of Proteins in Membranes families/superfamily-56 - Vertebrate defensins and related sea anemone sodium channel toxins
- UMich Orientation of Proteins in Membranes families/superfamily-61 - Defensins from insects and plants and scorpion toxins
- Defensins at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
References
- ↑ Yarbrough, V. L.; Winkle, S.; Herbst-Kralovetz, M. M. (2014). "Antimicrobial peptides in the female reproductive tract: a critical component of the mucosal immune barrier with physiological and clinical implications". Human Reproduction Update. 21 (3): 353–377. doi:10.1093/humupd/dmu065. ISSN 1355-4786.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/29/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.