Effect of BMAP-28 antimicrobial peptides on Leishmania major promastigote and amastigote growth: role of leishmanolysin in parasite survival.

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Miriam A Lynn (Author), Jason Kindrachuk (Author), Alexandra K Marr (Author), Håvard Jenssen (Author), Nelly Panté (Author), Melissa R Elliott (Author), Scott Napper (Author), Robert E Hancock (Author), W Robert McMaster (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Protozoan parasites, such as Leishmania, still pose an enormous public health problem in many countries throughout the world. Current measures are outdated and have some associated drug resistance, prompting the search into novel therapies. Several innovative approaches are under investigation, incl...