Antibacterial nanomaterials: mechanisms, impacts on antimicrobial resistance and design principles

M Xie, M Gao, Y Yun, M Malmsten… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to the environment and health.
AMR rapidly invalidates conventional antibiotics, and antimicrobial nanomaterials have …

Advances in organophosphorus pesticides pollution: Current status and challenges in ecotoxicological, sustainable agriculture, and degradation strategies

H Fu, P Tan, R Wang, S Li, H Liu, Y Yang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) are one of the most widely used types of pesticide
that play an important role in the production process due to their effects on preventing …

Nanomaterials and nanomaterials-based drug delivery to promote cutaneous wound healing

T Liu, Y Lu, R Zhan, W Qian, G Luo - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Various factors could damage the structure and integrity of skin to cause wounds.
Nonhealing or chronic wounds seriously affect the well-being of patients and bring heavy …

Dietary fiber‐derived short‐chain fatty acids: A potential therapeutic target to alleviate obesity‐related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

S Zhang, J Zhao, F Xie, H He, LJ Johnston… - Obesity …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past several decades, increasing global prevalence of obesity‐related
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been one of main challenges to human health …

Natural antimicrobials from plants: recent advances and future prospects

S Li, S Jiang, W Jia, T Guo, F Wang, J Li, Z Yao - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant-based antimicrobial substances have emerged as promising alternatives to
conventional antibiotics and preservatives. Although many review studies have been done …

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: intestinal pathogenesis mechanisms and colonization resistance by gut microbiota

Y Zhang, P Tan, Y Zhao, X Ma - Gut Microbes, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a major cause of diarrhea in children and
travelers in developing countries. ETEC is characterized by the ability to produce major …

Single copper atom photocatalyst powers an integrated catalytic cascade for drug-resistant bacteria elimination

F Wu, J Ma, Y Wang, L Xie, X Yan, L Shi, Y Li, Y Liu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
To address the issue posed by drug-resistant bacteria and inspired by natural antimicrobial
enzymes, we report the atomically doped copper on guanine-derived nanosheets (G–Cu) …

Physiological functions of threonine in animals: beyond nutrition metabolism

Q Tang, P Tan, N Ma, X Ma - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid for animals and the limiting amino acid in swine
and poultry diets, which plays a vital role in the modulation of nutritional metabolism …

Host defense peptide mimicking antimicrobial amino acid polymers and beyond: Design, synthesis and biomedical applications

Y Wu, K Chen, J Wang, M Chen, Y Chen, Y She… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial infections endanger human health and life. Conventional antibiotics has saved
countless human lives, however, is seriously challenged by the quick emergence of …

Mycotoxins in food and feed: Toxicity, preventive challenges, and advanced detection techniques for associated diseases

DK Dey, JI Kang, VK Bajpai, K Kim, H Lee… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Mycotoxins are produced primarily as secondary fungal metabolites. Mycotoxins are toxic in
nature and naturally produced by various species of fungi, which usually contaminate food …