Antimicrobial peptides exist in the epithelial tissues and blood cells of many vertebrates, but no antibiotic has been isolated from the mast cells of any animal. In November 15 Nature Umaporn Silphaduang and Edward Noga from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, US identified a family of peptide antibiotics that reside in the mast cells of fish. These 'piscidins' suggests that mast cells may participate in direct killing of microbial invaders.Silphaduang & Noga used tissues derived from
Antimicrobial peptides exist in the epithelial tissues and blood cells of many vertebrates, but no antibiotic has been isolated from the mast cells of any animal. In November 15
Silphaduang & Noga used tissues derived from aquacultured, hybrid striped bass
Peptide antibiotics may also be present in the mast cells ...
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