AMP's - Protiens that Do a Body Good.

There are a specific type of protein known as AMP's (antimicrobial proteins). These types of proteins are found in plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. Research has shown that AMP's play an important role in fighting micro-organisms. There are an extremely large number of AMP's in the human body that act as anti-microbes. Research has shown that AMP's have a very strong effect against bacteria that has been known to be resistant to antibiotics.

There are studies underway on how we may use AMP's as antibiotics. AMP's have also shown to have a great effect on immunity and helping the human body to fight off disease. It assists the human body in fighting off infections and inflammatory type diseases. There have been several findings of proof that AMP's was helpful in fighting a wide variety of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Studies have shown that when a decreased amount of AMP's are present in the human body that certain diseases show up. One such example is Crohn's disease.

The hypothesis with Crohn's disease is that AMP's are responsible for controlling the barrier for the intestines and the intestinal flora, when the amount of intestinal AMP's drops the person then develops colitis and it leads to the development of Crohn's disease. Several studies have supported the hypothesis of AMP's and the development of Crohn's disease. According to a large amount of evidence provided by studies there seems to be a direct relation to disease, infection, and poor immunities when a person's levels of AMP's drops. The discovery of these important proteins shows that protein is linked to immune function of the human body.