Table 1.

Antimicrobial peptides/proteins and their targets.

Class	Examples	Expression	Action	References
α-defensin	HD-5, HD-6	Paneth cells	L. monocytogenes	[38–41]
			E. coli
			S. typhimurium
β-defensin	hBD-1	IECs	P. aeruginosa	[42–46]
	hBD-2		E. coli
			Candida albicans
Cathelicidin	hLL37	IECs	Salmonella	[47, 48]
Angiogenin	Angiogenin-4	Paneth cells	Gram positive	[49–51]
			Bacteria
C-type lectin	RegIIIγ	IECs	Gram positive	[52–54]
			Bacteria