At present, several reports have indicated that the C-terminal peptides of tissue factor
pathway inhibitor 1 (TFPI-1) were active antibacterial peptides. However, the functions of …

Infections caused by drug-resistant pathogens are a worldwide challenge for public health.
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are regarded as promising antibiotic alternatives for the …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are amphipathic peptides, which play an important role in
innate defence. These peptides are gene-encoded and either constitutively expressed …

Endogenous antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are evolutionarily ancient factors of innate
immunity, which are produced by all multicellular organisms and play a key role in their …

Scorpion has an innovative venom gland, which is an important determinant in contributing
to its successful survival for more than 400 million years. Scorpion venom contains a …

Nowadays, an alarming increase in antibiotics resistance have steered intensive research to
explore new substitutes for ineffective antibiotics. This study aimed (1) to identify the purified …

As an effective and broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide, NK-Lysin is attracted more and
more attention at present. However, the functions and action mechanism of NK-Lysin …

Background: Tachyplesin I is a cationic antimicrobial peptide with a typical cyclic antiparallel
β-sheet structure. We previously demonstrated that long-term continuous exposure to …

To develop novel short Trp-rich antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with potent cell specificity
(targeting bacteria but not eukaryotic cells) and anti-inflammatory activity, a series of 11 …

Abstract PST13-RK (KKKFPWWWPFKKK-NH 2) is an improved derivative of tritrpticin
adopting a β-turn structure. In order to investigate the effect of dimerization of PST13-RK on …