It is widely accepted that cationic antimicrobial peptides possess potent microbicidal properties. Recent studies show that in addition to their antimicrobial action, these peptides can exhibit anti-inflammatory activity. The purpose of this chapter is to describe in vivo ear inflammation models that can be used for evaluating the anti-inflammatory activity of antimicrobial peptides. The models are based on different mechanisms of inflammation development and include irritant dermatitis (a model induced by a single application of 12-o-tetradecanoylphorbol acetate [TPA]) and allergic dermatitis, or delayed type hypersensitivity reaction (a model induced by repetitive application of oxazolone).
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Rubinchik, E., & Pasetka, C. (2010). Assay systems for measurement of anti-inflammatory activity. Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.), 618, 349–358. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-594-1_21
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