American Society of Hirudotherapy

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Leech Cecropin

Cecropin-homolog antimicrobial peptide identified in the leech salivary secretome.

Preclinical / mechanisticIn vitro

Leech Macin

Macin-family broad-spectrum antimicrobial protein identified in leech immune tissue and salivary secretome.

Preclinical / mechanisticIn vitro

Neuromacin

Macin-family antimicrobial protein with reported neuronal-tissue specificity — leech innate immunity component.

Preclinical / mechanisticIn vitro

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