BACKGROUND: Foot ulcers are one of the main diabetes complications due to its high
frequency and difficulty of complete healing. There are several factors that participate in …

Please cite this paper as: Differential expression of antimicrobial peptides in margins of
chronic wounds. Experimental Dermatology 2010; 19: 628–632. Abstract: Skin wounds …

Chronic wounds like venous calf and diabetic foot ulcers are frequently contaminated and
colonized by bacteria and it remains unclear whether there is sufficient expression of …

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a devastating complication, affecting around 15% of diabetic
patients and representing a leading cause of non-traumatic amputations. Notably, the risk of …

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are one of the most common diabetes-related cause of
hospitalization and often lead to severe infections and poor healing. It has been recently …

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small effector molecules of the innate
immune system with well-known antimicrobial activity. Skin infections rarely occur in patients …

Antimicrobial peptides of the epithelium play a significant role in the innate immune
response in the oral cavity, which is constantly exposed to microbes. Type 2 diabetes …

Antimicrobial peptides or proteins (AMPs) represent an ancient and efficient innate defense
mechanism which protects interfaces from infection with pathogenic microorganisms. In …

This review presents the current state of knowledge regarding multifunctional role of human
skin antimicrobial peptides (AMP s), including (a) protection from microbial infection,(b) …

Background Wounds in the oral cavity, constantly exposed to both saliva and bacteria, heal
quickly without infection. Furthermore, during licking of skin wounds, saliva promotes wound …