| Literature DB >> 14506056 |
Giuseppantonio Maisetta1, Giovanna Batoni, Semih Esin, Filippo Luperini, Manuela Pardini, Daria Bottai, Walter Florio, Maria Rita Giuca, Mario Gabriele, Mario Campa.
Abstract
The in vitro activities of human beta-defensin 3 (hBD-3) alone or combined with lysozyme, metronidazole, amoxicillin, and chlorhexidine were investigated with the oral bacteria Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sanguinis, Streptococcus sobrinus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, and Porphyromonas gingivalis. hBD-3 showed bactericidal activity against all of the bacterial species tested. The bactericidal effect was enhanced when the peptide was used in combination with the antimicrobial agents mentioned above.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14506056 PMCID: PMC201125 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.10.3349-3351.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191