NDLI: C. elegans: model host and tool for antimicrobial drug discovery

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Ewbank, Jonathan J. Zugasti, Olivier
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	For almost four decades, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been of great value in many fields of biological research. It is now used extensively in studies of microbial pathogenesis and innate immunity. The worm lacks an adaptive immune system and relies solely on its innate immune defences to cope with pathogen attack. Infectious microbes, many of which are of clinical interest, trigger specific mechanisms of innate immunity, and provoke the expression of antifungal or antibacterial polypeptides. In this review, we highlight some of these families of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and proteins that are candidates for the development of novel antibiotics. In addition, we describe how systems of C. elegans infection provide an increasing number of possibilities for large-scale in vivo screens for the discovery of new antimicrobial drugs. These systems open promising perspectives for innovative human therapies.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.006684
Ending Page	304
Page Count	5
Starting Page	300
File Format	PDF
ISSN	17548403
e-ISSN	17548411
Journal	Disease Models & Mechanisms
Issue Number	3
Volume Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	The Company of Biologists Limited
Publisher Date	2011-05-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	The Company of Biologists Limited
Subject Keyword	Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all) Medicine (miscellaneous) Neuroscience (miscellaneous) Medicine(all) Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Neuroscience Immunology and Microbiology Medicine Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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