Advances in experimental medicine and biologyHumansVitamin DBacterial InfectionsAntimicrobial PeptidesAnimals
Combating Bacterial Infections with Vitamin D-Induced Antimicrobial Peptides.
Nuraly S Akimbekov, Ilya Digel, Kuanysh Tastambek, Rea Rodriguez-Raecke, Atakan Tepecik, Aida S Kistaubayeva, Jian Zha, Mohammed S Razzaque
Published: 202610.1007/978-3-032-04357-3_3
Abstract
Owing to emerging global threats such as viral pandemics and the rise of antibiotic resistance, there is an urgent need for novel approaches to combat drug-resistant pathogens. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as cationic host defense peptid…
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