Antimicrobial peptide LL-37 and its truncated forms GI-20 and GF-17 exert spermicidal effects and microbicidal activity against Neisseria gonorrhoeae

摘要

Do the truncated LL-37 peptides, GI-20 and GF-17, have spermicidal activity and microbicidal effects on the sexually transmitted infection (STI) pathogen with equivalent potency to LL-37?