title: [Antimicrobial peptides in respiratory secretions].
abstract: The mounting diffusion of the resistance to antibiotics have fostered to study the polypeptides with antimicrobial properties contained in the respiratory secretions. The recent data on this subject are briefly summarized.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale San Filippo Neri, Roma.
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D023082:Defensins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000378:metabolism*; D009113:Muramidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000378:metabolism; D013183:Sputum / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D001798:Blood Proteins; D023082:Defensins; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D011498:Protein Precursors; C121625:cathelicidin 2 protein, mammal; C121626:cathelicidin 3 protein, Equus caballus; D009113:Muramidase; D007781:Lactoferrin