[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cell-derived antimicrobial peptides as potential anti-neoplastic agents: new insight into anticancer mechanisms of stem cells and …

K Moeinabadi-Bidgoli, M Rezaee… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), as adult multipotent cells, possess considerable
regenerative and anti-neoplastic effects, from inducing apoptosis in the cancer cells to …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactive Peptides against Human Apicomplexan Parasites

N Rivera-Fernández, J Anacleto-Santos… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Apicomplexan parasites are the causal agents of different medically important diseases,
such as toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidiosis, and malaria. Toxoplasmosis is considered a …

[PDF][PDF] Antimicrobial Peptides: A Potent Alternative to Antibiotics. Antibiotics 2021, 10, 1095

M Rima, M Rima, Z Fajloun, JM Sabatier, B Bechinger… - 2021 - academia.edu
Antimicrobial peptides constitute one of the most promising alternatives to antibiotics since
they could be used to treat bacterial infections, especially those caused by multidrug …

Precisely Activating cGAS‐STING Pathway with a Novel Peptide‐Based Nanoagonist to Potentiate Immune Checkpoint Blockade Cancer Immunotherapy

Y Xing, A Peng, J Yang, Z Cheng, Y Yue… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As an essential intracellular immune activation pathway, the cGAS‐STING pathway has
attracted broad attention in cancer treatment. However, low bioavailability, nonspecificity …

Assessing the synergistic potential of bacteriophage endolysins and antimicrobial peptides for eradicating bacterial biofilms

JL Tyagi, P Gupta, MM Ghate, D Kumar… - Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
Phage-encoded endolysins have emerged as a potential substitute to conventional
antibiotics due to their exceptional benefits including host specificity, rapid host killing, least …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiome Dynamics: A Paradigm Shift in Combatting Infectious Diseases

M Kamel, S Aleya, M Alsubih, L Aleya - Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2024 - mdpi.com
Infectious diseases have long posed a significant threat to global health and require
constant innovation in treatment approaches. However, recent groundbreaking research has …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative Zymocidial Effect of Three Different Killer Toxins against Brettanomyces bruxellensis Spoilage Yeasts

A Agarbati, M Ciani, S Esin, M Agnolucci… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Three killer toxins that were previously investigated, one excreted by Kluyveromyces
wickerhamii and two by different strains of Wickerhamomyces anomalus, were produced at …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial and antitumor properties of anuran peptide temporin-SHf induce apoptosis in A549 lung cancer cells

A Antony, AK Purayil, S Olakkaran, S Dhannura… - Amino Acids, 2024 - Springer
Temporin-SHf is a linear, ultra-short, hydrophobic, α-helix, and phe-rich cationic
antimicrobial peptide. The antitumor activities and mechanism of temporin-SHf-induced …

Reducing Self-Assembly by Increasing Net Charge: Effect on Biological Activity of Mastoparan C

HB Thi Phuong, BL Huy, KN Van, ND Thi… - ACS Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ability of amphipathic peptides to arrange themselves in aqueous solutions, known as
self-assembly, has been found to reduce the effectiveness of these peptides in interacting …

Understanding the Dynamics of Human Defensin Antimicrobial Peptides: Pathogen Resistance and Commensal Induction

V Kumaresan, Y Kamaraj, S Subramaniyan… - Applied Biochemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as host defense peptides, are petite molecules
with inherent microbicidal properties that are synthesized by the host's innate immune …