Antioxidant peptides, the guardian of life from oxidative stress

Y Zhu, K Wang, X Jia, C Fu, H Yu… - Medicinal Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced during oxidative metabolism in aerobic
organisms. Under normal conditions, ROS production and elimination are in a relatively …

Venom biotechnology: casting light on nature's deadliest weapons using synthetic biology

T Lüddecke, A Paas, RJ Harris, L Talmann… - … in bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Venoms are complex chemical arsenals that have evolved independently many times in the
animal kingdom. Venoms have attracted the interest of researchers because they are an …

[HTML][HTML] A new peptide originated from amphibian skin alleviates the ultraviolet B-induced skin photodamage

S Wang, M Yang, S Yin, Y Zhang, Y Zhang… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although amphibian-derived bioactive peptides have attracted increasing attention for their
potential use in the treatment of photodamage, research is still in its infancy. In this study, we …

Multiple Mechanistic Action of Brevinin‐1FL Peptide against Oxidative Stress Effects in an Acute Inflammatory Model of Carrageenan‐Induced Damage

J Chai, J Liu, M Tian, H Liao, J Wu, J Xie… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Amphibian skin is acknowledged to contain an antioxidant system composed of various
gene‐encoded antioxidant peptides, which exert significant effects on host defense …

Plasmon-induced immobilization of xanthene chemosensors toward repurposing as SERS nanotags

S Kim, O Gomes, A Riaz, M Roudjane… - Surfaces and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has emerged as a powerful tool in
biophysics, bioanalytical chemistry, and biomedicine due to its unique ability to monitor …

The peptide salamandrin-I modulates components involved in pyroptosis and induces cell death in human leukemia cell line HL-60

AÉ Silva-Carvalho, NN Oliveira, JVL Machado… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amphibian secretions have been extensively investigated for the production of bioactive
molecules. Salamandrin-I is an antioxidant peptide, isolated from the skin secretion of the …

Peptides isolated from amphibian skin secretions with emphasis on antimicrobial peptides

X Chen, S Liu, J Fang, S Zheng, Z Wang, Y Jiao, P Xia… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
The skin of amphibians is a tissue with biological functions, such as defense, respiration,
and excretion. In recent years, researchers have discovered a large number of peptides in …

Antiviral action against SARS-CoV-2 of a synthetic peptide based on a Novel defensin present in the transcriptome of the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

ALAN Barros, VC Silva, AF Ribeiro-Junior… - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The potential emergence of zoonotic diseases has raised significant concerns, particularly in
light of the recent pandemic, emphasizing the urgent need for scientific preparedness. The …

The peptide secreted at the water to land transition in a model amphibian has antioxidant effects

EA Barbosa, A Plácido, DC Moreira… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In addition to the morphophysiological changes experienced by amphibians during
metamorphosis, they must also deal with a different set of environmental constraints when …

Amphibian skin and skin secretion: An exotic source of bioactive peptides and its application

S Indriani, S Karnjanapratum, NP Nirmal, S Nalinanon - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amphibians have been consumed as an alternative protein source all around the world due
to their delicacy. The skin of edible amphibians, particularly frogs and giant salamanders …