AMPs and the Microbiome

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How Antimicrobial Peptides Shape Your Microbiome

Antimicrobial peptides selectively shape gut and skin microbiomes by targeting pathogens while sparing commensals. Defensin defects drive dysbiosis and disease.

19 min read|Mar 20, 2026

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AMPs and the Microbiome

AMP Deficiency and Dysbiosis: When Peptide Defense Fails

Antimicrobial peptide deficiency disrupts gut microbiota, driving Crohn's disease, colitis, and systemic inflammation. Here's what the research shows.

13 min read|Mar 26, 2026

AMPs and the Microbiome

Defensins and Gut Bacteria: How AMPs Kill Selectively

Paneth cell alpha-defensins selectively kill pathogens while sparing commensal gut bacteria, shaping microbiome composition rather than destroying it.

12 min read|Mar 21, 2026