Successful in vivo infection following pathogen entry requires the evasion and subversion of
multiple immunological barriers. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are one of the first immune …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are produced by neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages,
as well as epithelial cells, and are an essential component of innate immunity system …

Dengue, caused by dengue virus (DENV) infection, is a public health problem worldwide.
Although DENV pathogenesis has not yet been fully elucidated, the inflammatory response …

Keratinocytes, the main cells of the epidermis, are the first site of replication as well as the
first line of defense against many viruses such as arboviruses, enteroviruses, herpes …

Peptides with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity are found widely expressed throughout
nature. As they participate in a number of different aspects of innate immunity in mammals …

Epidemics of dengue, an acute and potentially severe disease caused by mosquito-borne
dengue virus (DENV), pose a major challenge to clinicians and health care services across …

The herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 protein pUL21 is essential for efficient virus replication
and dissemination. While pUL21 has been shown to promote multiple steps of virus …

Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), one of the most important pathogens of
periodontitis, is closely associated with the aggravation and recurrence of periodontitis and …

Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides (mouse, CRAMP; human, LL-37) have broad-spectrum
antiviral activities against enveloped viruses, but their mechanisms of action against …

Flaviviruses are a genus of mostly arthropod-borne RNA viruses that cause a range of
pathologies in humans. Basic knowledge on flaviviruses is rapidly expanding, partly due to …