Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides of Respiratory Tract Nonspecific Defense System: Defensins and Cathelicidins. Defensins — Molecules Undergoing a Renaissance (Part 5)

Abstract

This review presents the contemporary data characterizing pathogenetic value and sanogenetic contribution of defensins’ participation in development of respiratory tract diseases.

Keywords

• respiratory tract, non-specific defense, antimicrobial peptides, defensins