Research progress of natural polysaccharide-based and natural protein-based hydrogels for bacteria-infected wound healing

H Xu, Y Che, R Zhou, L Wang, J Huang, W Kong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Healing of infected wounds has always been a challenge in clinical care. There is an urgent
need to develop an effective and economical wound dressing combining antimicrobial …

What is the role of microbial biotechnology and genetic engineering in medicine?

F Santos‐Beneit - MicrobiologyOpen, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial products are essential for developing various therapeutic agents, including
antibiotics, anticancer drugs, vaccines, and therapeutic enzymes. Genetic engineering …

Bioactive peptides as alternative treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection

G Franca-Oliveira, B Hernández-Ledesma… - Bioactive Compounds in …, 2024 - ffhdj.com
The infection and chronic inflammatory response generated by Helicobacter pylori is a
global health concern. This pathogen is characterized as a major risk factor in the …

Silk-fibroin-based nanofibrous scaffolds integrated with nano-engineered living bacteria enabling antibiotic-free accelerated infected wound healing

M Teng, X Luo, F Ao, L Li, J Feng, P Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacteria‐infected skin wounds are an immense public health challenge for high mortality-
rate and enormous financial burden worldwide. Emerging living bacterial therapy promises …

Amide-Based Porous Organic Polymers for Efficient Loading of Photosensitizers and Production of Reactive Oxygen Species for Antimicrobial Applications

K Zhang, W Wu, J Fan, Y Zhong, L Zhang… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect of photosensitizers (PSs) damages its
photosterilization efficiency. Herein, two amide-bond connected porous organic polymers …

Breaking Down the Barriers of Drug Resistance and Corneal Permeability with Chitosan-Poly(ethylene glycol)-LK13 Peptide Conjugate to Combat Fungal Keratitis

N Gao, X Ju, X Jiao, Y Qi, Y Tian, S Jiang… - ACS Infectious …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Fungal keratitis (FK) is a leading cause of preventable blindness and eye loss. The poor
antifungal activity, increased drug resistance, limited corneal permeability, and …

Activity and mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptide ACPs against Candida albicans

K Zou, K Yin, S Ren, R Zhang, L Zhang, Y Zhao, R Li - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Aims Candida albicans is the most prevalent pathogenic fungus, exhibiting escalating
multidrug resistance (MDR). Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent promising candidates …

Antimicrobial peptide-fibrin glue mixture for treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-infected wounds

M Bahreini, MM Moghaddam, M Ghorbani… - Therapeutic …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of fibrin glue-CM11 antibacterial
peptide mixture (FG-P) on the healing of infected wounds in vivo. Materials & methods: We …

A novel antimicrobial peptide Spasin141-165 identified from Scylla paramamosain exhibiting protection against Aeromonas hydrophila infection

C Zhang, F Chen, Y Bai, X Dong, X Meng, KJ Wang - Aquaculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Aeromonas hydrophila is a widely distributed Gram-negative waterborne pathogen
responsible for large-scale outbreaks of hemorrhagic septicemia in fish, causing severe …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring Fe (III) coordination and membrane interaction of a siderophore-peptide conjugate: Enhancing synergistically the antimicrobial activity

R Bellavita, S Braccia, LE Imbò, P Grieco… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Many microbes produce siderophores, which are extremely potent weapons capable of
stealing iron ions from human tissues, fluids and cells and transferring them into bacteria …