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Explore how neutrophils shape the immune response in health and disease. This poster highlights neutrophil pathogen defense mechanisms, including phagocytosis, degranulation, and NETosis, as well as neutrophil roles in inflammation and NET-associated pathologies.
DOWNLOAD NOWDefensin HNP-1 is a peptide secreted by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) that has antimicrobial properties.1 It induces lysis of mammalian cells when used at concentrations of 25 and 100 μg/ml, respectively.2 It also completely inhibits secretion of the exotoxin superantigen TSS toxin-1 (TSST-1) from S. aureus when used at a concentration of 50 ng/ml and inhibits anthrax lethal toxin (IC50 = 148 nM).3,4 HNP-1 binds to recombinant HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (gp120) and human CD4 (Kds = 23.2 and 12.9 nM, respectively).5 It induces lysis and leakage from liposomes composed of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC; Item No. 10009473) and dioleyl phosphatidylserine (DOPS).6 In vivo, HNP-1 (5 μg) increases interferon α (IFN-α) production by human plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) injected into nude mice.7
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2. In vitro tumor cell cytolysis mediated by peptide defensins of human and rabbit granulocytes. Blood 68(6), 1407-1410 (1986).
3. Novel antimicrobial peptides that inhibit gram positive bacterial exotoxin synthesis. PLoS One 9(4), (2014).
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6. Defensins promote fusion and lysis of negatively charged membranes. Protein Sci. 2(8), 1301-1312 (1993).
7. Alarmin human α defensin HNP1 activates plasmacytoid dendritic cells by triggering NF-