The development of antimicrobial peptides as new antibacterial drugs

G Roscia, C Falciani, L Bracci… - Current Protein and …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
The increasing frequency of multidrug-resistant bacteria and a recent slowing in the
development of new antimicrobial agents place mankind in a state of emergency with regard …

Lights and shadows on the therapeutic use of antimicrobial peptides

D Bellotti, M Remelli - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The emergence of antimicrobial-resistant infections is still a major concern for public health
worldwide. The number of pathogenic microorganisms capable of resisting common …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides: current and potential applications in biomedical therapies

JE López-Meza, A Ochoa-Zarzosa… - BioMed Research …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The evolution of pathogenic bacteria has allowed many microbes to develop resistance
mechanisms against conventional antibiotics, leading to the search for new therapeutic …

[图书][B] Antimicrobial peptides: basics for clinical application

K Matsuzaki - 2019 - Springer
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) discovered about 30 years ago are responsible for part of the
innate immunity of animals and plants, and almost 3000 peptides have been reported so far …

Antimicrobial peptides: therapeutic potentials

SJ Kang, SJ Park, T Mishig-Ochir… - Expert review of anti …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing appearance of multidrug-resistant pathogens has created an urgent need for
suitable alternatives to current antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which act as …

Antimicrobial peptides: A new hope in biomedical and pharmaceutical fields

A Moretta, C Scieuzo, AM Petrone, R Salvia… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotics are essential drugs used to treat pathogenic bacteria, but their prolonged use
contributes to the development and spread of drug-resistant microorganisms. Antibiotic …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): Ancient compounds that represent novel weapons in the fight against bacteria

JM Ageitos, A Sánchez-Pérez, P Calo-Mata… - Biochemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short peptidic molecules produced by most living
creatures. They help unicellular organisms to successfully compete for nutrients with other …

Antimicrobial peptides: diversity and perspectives for their biomedical application

JE López-Meza, A Ochoa-Zarzosa… - Biomedical …, 2011 - books.google.com
For over fifty years, people have used antibiotics to treat illnesses caused by pathogens.
However, the excessive and inappropriate use of these antibiotics in clinical treatment of …

Will new generations of modified antimicrobial peptides improve their potential as pharmaceuticals?

NK Brogden, KA Brogden - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2011 - Elsevier
The concept of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as potent pharmaceuticals is firmly
established in the literature, and most research articles on this topic conclude by stating that …

Antimicrobial peptides: new drugs for bad bugs?

JD Steckbeck, B Deslouches… - Expert opinion on …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Antibiotics have been among the most successful classes of therapeutics and have enabled
many of modern medicine's greatest advances. However, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are …