Microbicidal effects of α- and θ-defensins against antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Rhesus Macaque Theta Defensins Suppress Inflammatory Cytokines and Enhance Survival in Mouse Models of Bacteremic Sepsis

(2012) Justin B. Schaal et al.   PLoS One

Biosynthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Backbone-Cyclized α-Defensins

(2011) Angie E. Garcia et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Paneth cell α-defensins in enteric innate immunity

(2011) André Joseph Ouellette   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Multifunctional cationic host defence peptides and their clinical applications

(2011) Amy T. Y. Yeung et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics in Infections of COPD Patients

(2011) Jennelle M. Kyd et al.   CURRENT DRUG TARGETS

Criterion for Amino Acid Composition of Defensins and Antimicrobial Peptides Based on Geometry of Membrane Destabilization

(2011) Nathan W. Schmidt et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Emerging Resistant Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacilli in Hospital-Acquired Infections

(2010) Anjali N. Kunz et al.   CHEMOTHERAPY

Functional interaction of human neutrophil peptide-1 with the cell wall precursor lipid II

(2010) Erik de Leeuw et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Role of the Membrane Localization Domain of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Effector Protein ExoU in Cytotoxicity

(2010) J. L. Veesenmeyer et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Human  -Defensin 3 Inhibits Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Staphylococci

(2010) V. Sass et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Health Care–Associated Invasive MRSA Infections, 2005-2008

(2010) Alexander J. Kallen   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Elevated Expression of Paneth Cell CRS4C in Ileitis-prone SAMP1/YitFc Mice

(2010) Michael T. Shanahan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Insight into Invertebrate Defensin Mechanism of Action

(2010) Paulina Schmitt et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Hospital-Acquired Infections Due to Gram-Negative Bacteria

(2010) Anton Y. Peleg et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Plectasin, a Fungal Defensin, Targets the Bacterial Cell Wall Precursor Lipid II

(2010) T. Schneider et al.   SCIENCE

β-Lactam and glycopeptide antibiotics: first and last line of defense?

(2010) Srdjan Jovetic et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Quinolones: Action and Resistance Updated

(2009) Karl Drlica et al.   CURRENT TOPICS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Electropositive Charge in  -Defensin Bactericidal Activity: Functional Effects of Lys-for-Arg Substitutions Vary with the Peptide Primary Structure

(2009) R. A. Llenado et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Evaluation of the Etest GRD for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to glycopeptides

(2009) S. N. Leonard et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

α-Defensins in Enteric Innate Immunity

(2009) Jennifer R. Mastroianni et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Clinical Features of Heteroresistant Vancomycin-IntermediateStaphylococcus aureusBacteremia versus Those of Methicillin-ResistantS. aureusBacteremia

(2009) Yasmin Maor et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Human defensins activate monocyte-derived dendritic cells, promote the production of proinflammatory cytokines, and up-regulate the surface expression of CD91

(2009) Pietro Presicce et al.   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

Pseudomonas aeruginosa – a phenomenon of bacterial resistance

(2009) Tanya Strateva et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs in the 21st Century — A Clinical Super-Challenge

(2009) Cesar A. Arias et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Risk factors and mortality in patients with nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

(2008) Fu-Der Wang et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Mechanisms of α-Defensin Bactericidal Action: Comparative Membrane Disruption by Cryptdin-4 and Its Disulfide-Null Analogue†

(2008) Chrystalleni Hadjicharalambous et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Comparison of type III secretion system virulence among fluoroquinolone-susceptible and -resistant clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2008) A. Wong-Beringer et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Clinical and economic burden of antimicrobial resistance

(2008) Lisa L Maragakis et al.   Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Associated With Healthcare-Associated Infections: Annual Summary of Data Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006–2007

(2008) Alicia I. Hidron et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY