Innate immunity: involvement of new neuropeptides.
Trends Microbiol
; 11(12): 585-92, 2003 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14659691
ABSTRACT
Secretory granules of chromaffin cells from the adrenal medulla store catecholamines and a variety of peptides that are secreted in the extracellular medium during exocytosis. Among these fragments, several natural peptides displaying antimicrobial activities at the micromolar range have been isolated and characterized. We have shown that these peptides, derived from the natural processing of chromogranins (CGs), proenkephalin-A (PEA) and free ubiquitin (Ub), are released into the circulation and display antibacterial and antifungal activities. In this review we focus on three naturally secreted antimicrobial peptides corresponding to CGA1-76 (vasostatin-I), the bisphosphorylated form of PEA209-237 (enkelytin) and Ub. In addition, the antimicrobial properties of the synthetic active domains of vasostatin-I (CGA47-66 or chromofungin) and Ub (Ub65-76 or ubifungin) are reported.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fragmentos de Peptídeos
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Neuropeptídeos
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Encefalinas
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Cromograninas
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Ubiquitina
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Imunidade Inata
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Anti-Infecciosos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article