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LL-37

Group of antimicrobial peptides in vertebrates

  • FormulaC205H340N60O53
  • Molecular weight4493 g/mol
  • CAS number154947-66-7
  • PubMed results2,538

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Identification

Field of researchImmunity
FormulaC205H340N60O53
Molecular weight4493 g/mol
CAS number154947-66-7
Also known asropocamptide, Cap-18, cathelicidin LL-37, CAP18, Antibacterial peptide LL-37, antimicrobial peptide LL-37, LL-37 antibacterial peptide, FA-LL-37, RefChem:153838, LL-37 antiviral peptide
PubChemCID 16198951

Summary

Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) is an antimicrobial peptide encoded in the human by the CAMP gene.

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Published research

Titles are shown as published. Listing a paper is not an endorsement of its findings, and many papers on research peptides are laboratory or animal studies: the type of study is shown when PubMed records it.

  1. Vitamin D triggers hCAP18/LL-37 production: Implications for LL-37-induced human osteoblast cytotoxicityResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tAidoukovitch A, Bankell E, Svensson D et al. · Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2024 · PMID 38642493 · DOI
  2. Human antimicrobial/host defense peptide LL-37 may prevent the spread of a local infection through multiple mechanisms: an updateReviewSvensson D, Nilsson BO · Inflamm Res, 2025 · PMID 40063262 · DOI
  3. LL-37, a Multi-Faceted Amphipathic Peptide Involved in NETosisEditorialRadic M, Muller S · Cells, 2022 · PMID 35954305 · DOI
  4. LL-37: A Direct Link Between Inflammation and Myocardial InfarctionEditorialSchneider DJ · JACC Basic Transl Sci, 2024 · PMID 39170953 · DOI
  5. LL-37: Cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide with pleiotropic activityReviewFabisiak A, Murawska N, Fichna J · Pharmacol Rep, 2016 · PMID 27117377 · DOI
  6. LL-37 Triggers Antimicrobial Activity in Human PlateletsSánchez-Peña FJ, Romero-Tlalolini MLÁ, Torres-Aguilar H et al. · Int J Mol Sci, 2023 · PMID 36769137 · DOI
  7. Cathelicidin LL-37: a multitask antimicrobial peptideReviewBucki R, Leszczyńska K, Namiot A et al. · Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz), 2010 · PMID 20049649 · DOI
  8. The LL-37 domain: A clue to cathelicidin immunomodulatory response?Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tReviewLeite ML, Duque HM, Rodrigues GR et al. · Peptides, 2023 · PMID 37068711 · DOI

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Search query "LL-37"[Title/Abstract]

Data provenance

DataSourceRecord
Chemical identity and structurePubChemCID 16198951
Published literaturePubMedSearch on PubMed
Summary sentenceWikipediaCathelicidin antimicrobial peptide

Data retrieved 2026-10-08. See About for the sources. How the data is collected and checked: Methods.