Antimicrobial Peptides against Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm from Cystic Fibrosis Patients

D Ben Hur, G Kapach, NA Wani, E Kiper… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Lung infection is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients
and is mainly dominated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Treatment of CF-associated lung …

Activity of a novel antimicrobial peptide against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

T Beaudoin, TA Stone, M Glibowicka, C Adams… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
With the increasing recognition of biofilms in human disease, the development of novel
antimicrobial therapies is of critical importance. For example, in patients with cystic fibrosis …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced efficacy of the engineered antimicrobial peptide WLBU2 via direct airway delivery in a murine model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia

C Chen, B Deslouches, RC Montelaro, YP Di - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common cause of pneumonia in patients with
cystic fibrosis with the property to generate multidrug resistance against clinically used …

Potential novel therapeutic strategies in cystic fibrosis: antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity of natural and designed α-helical peptides against Staphylococcus aureus …

A Pompilio, V Crocetta, M Scocchi, S Pomponio… - BMC microbiology, 2012 - Springer
Background Treatment of cystic fibrosis-associated lung infections is hampered by the
presence of multi-drug resistant pathogens, many of which are also strong biofilm producers …

Antimicrobial peptide therapeutics for cystic fibrosis

L Zhang, J Parente, SM Harris, DE Woods… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Greater than 90% of lung infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are caused by
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the majority of these patients subsequently die from lung …

In vitro activities of designed antimicrobial peptides against multidrug-resistant cystic fibrosis pathogens

U Schwab, P Gilligan, J Jaynes… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
The emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens renders antibiotics ineffective in the
treatment of lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Designed antimicrobial …

The Semi-Synthetic Peptide Lin-SB056-1 in Combination with EDTA Exerts Strong Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in …

G Maisetta, L Grassi, S Esin, I Serra… - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major cause of chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis (CF)
patients. The ability of the bacterium to form biofilms and the presence of a thick and …

Engineered cationic antimicrobial peptide (eCAP) prevents Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm growth on airway epithelial cells

LP Lashua, JA Melvin, B Deslouches… - Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Chronic infections with the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa are
responsible for the majority of the morbidity and mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) …

Anti-biofilm and immunomodulatory activities of peptides that inhibit biofilms formed by pathogens isolated from cystic fibrosis patients

C de La Fuente-Núñez, SC Mansour, Z Wang, L Jiang… - Antibiotics, 2014 - mdpi.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients often acquire chronic respiratory tract infections due to
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) species. In the CF lung …

Activity of innate antimicrobial peptides and ivacaftor against clinical cystic fibrosis respiratory pathogens

JE Payne, AV Dubois, RJ Ingram, S Weldon… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
There is a clear need for new antimicrobials to improve current treatment of chronic lung
infection in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). This study determined the activities of …