LL-37 is a 37 amino acid cationic peptide generated by extracellular cleavage of the C-terminal end of the 18 kDa hCAP18 protein by serine proteases of the kallikrein family in keratinocytes(2, 3) and proteinase 3 (PR3) in neutrophils(4)
LL-37, also known as hCAP18, is a synthetic peptide derived from the C-terminal region of the human cationic antimicrobial protein (hCAP). LL-37 exhibits a variety of immunomodulatory functions . Of note, it suppresses the inflammatory response induced by the activation of TLR2 and TLR4, which recognize different bacterial cell wall components