HUMAN BETA-DEFENSIN-3

摘要

The invention relates to a peptide, hBD-3 (human beta-defensin-3) and to derivatives and fragments thereof, in addition to a method for producing the same. The inventive peptides can be made available as medicaments and can be used to resist and combat pathogenic germs. They are particularly useful for treating bacterial diseases of the respiratory system, in particular for infections caused by Burkholderia cepacia and Pseudomonas aeroginosa and for treating cystic fibrosis. The inventive peptides can also be used to treat inflammatory diseases of the gastro-intestinal tract, urogenital tract and to treat septicaemia.