Oral antimicrobial peptides: Types and role in the oral cavity

2015170 citationsReviewhybrid Open Access

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Zohaib Khurshid · University of Birmingham

Mustafa Naseem · Ziauddin University

Zeeshan Sheikh · University of Toronto

Shariq Najeeb · Al-Farabi College

Sana Shahab · Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

Muhammad Sohail Zafar · Taibah University

Abstract

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a wide-ranging class of host-defense molecules that act early to contest against microbial invasion and challenge. These are small cationic peptides that play an important in the development of innate immunity. In the oral cavity, the AMPs are produced by the salivary glands and the oral epithelium and serve defensive purposes. The aim of this review was to discuss the types and functions of oral AMPs and their role in combating microorganisms and infections in the oral cavity.

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Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Pediatric health and respiratory diseases

Publication Details

Published in: Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volume 24, Issue 5, pp. 515-524

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2015.02.015

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 9.14

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