rss Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Innate immunity and the role of the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin in inflammatory skin disease. Drug Discov Today Dis Mech. 2013 Dec 1;10(3-4):e79-e82 Authors: Roby KD, Nardo AD Abstract Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide is an important mediator of the innate immune response. In addition to its potent antimicrobial activity, cathelicidin has been shown to have chemoattractant and angiogenic properties. Recent research has demonstrated that, in addition to its aforementioned functions, cathelicidin plays an important role in the complex pathogenesis of several chronic inflammatory skin diseases. This review will present a concise overview of the role of cathelicidin in infection and in the development of atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and rosacea. This understanding will direct future research efforts to identify therapeutic approaches that use cathelicidin as a novel drug itself, or aim to modify its expression and regulation.PMID: 24489580 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24489580?dopt=Abstract = URL to article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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