Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are distributed across all kingdoms of life and are an
indispensable component of host defenses. They consist of predominantly short cationic …

Antimicrobial resistance is a multifaceted crisis, imposing a serious threat to global health.
The traditional antibiotic pipeline has been exhausted, prompting research into alternate …

Background The rapid increase of drug resistance in conventional antibiotics promotes the
discovery and development of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are important …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is evolving into a superbug with resistance to previously and
currently recommended antimicrobials for treatment of gonorrhea, which is a major public …

The human cathelicidin hCAP18/LL-37 has become a paradigm for the pleiotropic roles of
peptides in host defence. It has a remarkably wide functional repertoire that includes direct …

Life-threatening infectious diseases are on their way to cause a worldwide crisis, as treating
them effectively is becoming increasingly difficult due to the emergence of antibiotic resistant …

The new superbug Neisseria gonorrhoeae has retained resistance to antimicrobials
previously recommended for first-line treatment and has now demonstrated its capacity to …

The increased resistance of bacteria against conventional pharmaceutical solutions, the
antibiotics, has raised serious health concerns. This has stimulated interest in the …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was declared a public health
emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 has high …

The strict human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae has caused gonorrhea for thousands of
years, and currently gonorrhea is the second most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted …