Medical Research Finder

Start
Features
Free trial / FAQ

Researchers
Physicians
Pharmacists
Ecotrophologists
Product Managers
in Health Industries

Loading…

© 2026 meRfi®

Medical Research Finder

Legal Notice
Privacy
Terms of Use

meRfi® Microbiome - The Digital Gut Microbiome Reference (incl. AI Chat)

AuthorsReferences (Sources)

AuthorsReferences (Sources)

meRfi® AI Chat

Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) & Paneth Cells

Navigation

Contents

Paneth cells secrete antimicrobial peptides and proteins

The only alfa-defensins that are produced in the human gut are human defensin 5 and 6 (HD5 and HD6), with their expression restricted to Paneth cells
Wehkamp et al., 2006 FEBS Lett. 580(22): 5344–50

see also:
Intestinal immune system
Regenerating islet-derived proteins (Regs)

References (Sources)

Paneth cell antimicrobial peptides: topographical distribution and quantification in human gastrointestinal tissues
Wehkamp et al., 2006 FEBS Lett. 580(22): 5344–50
Paneth cells, antimicrobial peptides and maintenance of intestinal homeostasis
Bevins & Salzman 2011 Nature Reviews Microbiology 9(5): 356-368
Review

AI Chat

11/5/2026

Chat with our artificial intelligence: