Review Article

Interactions of the Intestinal Epithelium with the Pathogen and the Indigenous Microbiota: A Three-Way Crosstalk

Table 1

Antimicrobial peptides/proteins and their targets.

ClassExamplesExpressionActionReferences

α-defensinHD-5, HD-6Paneth cellsL. monocytogenes[3841]
E. coli
S. typhimurium
β-defensin hBD-1 IECs P. aeruginosa[4246]
hBD-2E. coli
Candida albicans
Cathelicidin hLL37IECsSalmonella[47, 48]
Angiogenin Angiogenin-4Paneth cellsGram positive[4951]
Bacteria
C-type lectin RegIIIγIECsGram positive[5254]
Bacteria