Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides of Respiratory Tract Nonspecific Defense System: Defensins and Cathelicidins. Defensins — Molecules Undergoing a Renaissance (Part 4)

Abstract

This review presents the main systemic actions of defensins. Special attention is paid to modulatory effects of defensins on the processes of inflammation and immune response.

Keywords

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