Defensins Against Influenza and COVID
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Defensins Against Influenza and COVID
How AMPs Defend Your Lungs From Infection
Your lungs produce defensins and cathelicidins that kill bacteria, viruses, and fungi on contact. Here is what the research reveals about airway peptide defense.
13 min read|Mar 22, 2026
Defensins Against Influenza and COVID
LL-37 and Respiratory Viruses: Antiviral Evidence
The cathelicidin LL-37 disrupts influenza, RSV, and rhinovirus in lab studies and reduces lung inflammation in mice. What the antiviral peptide data shows.
13 min read|Mar 21, 2026