Research Advances in Expression and Biological Function of Porcine β-Defensins

  • SU Guoqi ,
  • SONG Tao ,
  • HUANG Jinxiu ,
  • LIU Zuohua
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  • 1. Chongqing Academy of Animal Science, Chongqing 402460, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Pig Industry Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Chongqing 402460, China;
    3. College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China

Received date: 2020-12-16

  Online published: 2021-07-06

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Abstract

Porcine β-defensins are small molecule of innate immune protein, which play an important role in host defense. Porcine β-defensins not only exist activity against bacteria and virus, but also can adjust the immune function by innate immunity and adaptive immunity to resist pathogen infection. Due to the function of antimicrobial activity and immunoregulation of porcine β-defensins, they can be used as endogenous potential to enhance immunity, and can also be developed as antibiotic substitutes for exogenous applications. In this review, the expression, distribution, expression regulation, biological function and heterologous expression of porcine β-defensins were reviewed.

Cite this article

SU Guoqi , SONG Tao , HUANG Jinxiu , LIU Zuohua . Research Advances in Expression and Biological Function of Porcine β-Defensins[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2021 , 33(7) : 3645 -3656 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2021.07.006

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