Five Different Piscidins from Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus: Analysis of Their Expressions and Biological Functions

Therapeutic Potential of Host Defense Peptides in Antibiotic-resistant Infections

(2012) Nicole J. Afacan et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

Database screening and in vivo efficacy of antimicrobial peptides against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300

(2012) Joseph Menousek et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Structure−Activity Relationships of Piscidin 4, a Piscine Antimicrobial Peptide

(2011) N. G. Park et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Impact of acute stress on antimicrobial polypeptides mRNA copy number in several tissues of marine sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

(2011) Genciana Terova et al.   BMC IMMUNOLOGY

Expression and functional importance of innate immune receptors by intestinal epithelial cells

(2011) Rute Marques et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Dermaseptins as Models for the Elucidation of Membrane-Acting Helical Amphipathic Antimicrobial Peptides

(2011) Mohamed Amiche et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Differential expression and biological activity of two piscidin paralogues and a novel splice variant in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)

(2011) Jareeporn Ruangsri et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Skin Mast Cells Protect Mice against Vaccinia Virus by Triggering Mast Cell Receptor S1PR2 and Releasing Antimicrobial Peptides

(2011) Z. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Francisella asiatica as the causative agent of piscine francisellosis in cultured tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) in the United States

(2011) Esteban Soto et al.   JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION

Characteristics of the antitumor activities in tumor cells and modulation of the inflammatory response in RAW264.7 cells of a novel antimicrobial peptide, chrysophsin-1, from the red sea bream (Chrysophrys major)

(2011) Jung-Chieh Hsu et al.   PEPTIDES

Application of antimicrobial polypeptide host defenses to aquaculture: Exploitation of downregulation and upregulation responses

(2010) Edward J. Noga et al.   Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics

Characterization and expression studies of Gaduscidin-1 and Gaduscidin-2; paralogous antimicrobial peptide-like transcripts from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

(2010) Mitchell J. Browne et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Molecular characterization of two isoforms of piscidin 4 from the hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops × Morone saxatilis)

(2010) Scott A. Salger et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Tilapia Hepcidin 2-3 Peptide Modulates Lipopolysaccharide-induced Cytokines and Inhibits Tumor Necrosis Factor-α through Cyclooxygenase-2 and Phosphodiesterase 4D

(2010) Venugopal Rajanbabu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Evidence for synergism of the antimicrobial peptide piscidin 2 with antiparasitic and antioomycete drugs

(2010) E Zahran et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

Intestinal immune response of Silurus glanis and Barbus barbus naturally infected with Pomphorhynchus laevis (Acanthocephala)

(2010) B. S. DEZFULI et al.   PARASITE IMMUNOLOGY

Applications of antimicrobial peptides from fish and perspectives for the future

(2010) Venugopal Rajanbabu et al.   PEPTIDES

Atlantic Cod Piscidin and Its Diversification through Positive Selection

(2010) Jorge M. O. Fernandes et al.   PLoS One

Piscidin 4, a novel member of the piscidin family of antimicrobial peptides

(2009) Edward J. Noga et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Molecular cloning and functional analysis of the zebrafish follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)β promoter

(2009) Jyh-Yih Chen et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Detection of antimicrobial peptides related to piscidin 4 in important aquacultured fish

(2009) Jone Corrales et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

N-terminal amphipathic helix as a trigger of hemolytic activity in antimicrobial peptides: A case study in latarcins

(2009) Anton A. Polyansky et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Immune response and inhibition of bacterial growth by electrotransfer of plasmid DNA containing the antimicrobial peptide, epinecidin-1, into zebrafish muscle

(2009) Shih-Bin Lin et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

In vitro activities of three synthetic peptides derived from epinecidin-1 and an anti-lipopolysaccharide factor against Propionibacterium acnes, Candida albicans, and Trichomonas vaginalis

(2009) Chieh-Yu Pan et al.   PEPTIDES

Identification and analysis of differentially expressed genes in immune tissues of Atlantic cod stimulated with formalin-killed, atypical Aeromonas salmonicida

(2009) Charles Y. Feng et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS

Fungicidal effect and the mode of action of piscidin 2 derived from hybrid striped bass

(2008) Woo Sang Sung et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Fungicidal Effect of Piscidin on Candida albicans: Pore Formation in Lipid Vesicles and Activity in Fungal Membranes

(2008) Woo Sang Sung et al.   BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

The antimicrobial peptides piscidins are stored in the granules of professional phagocytic granulocytes of fish and are delivered to the bacteria-containing phagosome upon phagocytosis

(2008) Iván Mulero et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Innate Immunity and Host Defense Peptides in Veterinary Medicine

(2008) A. Linde et al.   JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE