Other Molecuels In The Innate Immune System Flashcards

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What are Cathelicidins?

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Antimicrobial pepties

Produced by neutrophils and epithelial cells

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What are Defensins?

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Small cationic peptides that have both cationic and hydrophobic regions

Able to move into bacterial cell membrane/kill directly

Produced by epithelial cells neutrophils, NK, and CTLs

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