[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides for combating drug-resistant bacterial infections

J Xuan, W Feng, J Wang, R Wang, B Zhang, L Bo… - Drug Resistance …, 2023 - Elsevier
The problem of drug resistance due to long-term use of antibiotics has been a concern for
years. As this problem grows worse, infections caused by multiple bacteria are expanding …

Metal organic framework-based antibacterial agents and their underlying mechanisms

D Han, X Liu, S Wu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacteria, as the most abundant living organisms, have always been a threat to human life
until the development of antibiotics. However, with the wide use of antibiotics over a long …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and biological engineering of 3D hydrogels for wound healing

MH Norahan, SC Pedroza-González… - Bioactive materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic wounds have become one of the most important issues for healthcare systems and
are a leading cause of death worldwide. Wound dressings are necessary to facilitate wound …

Progress in alternative strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance: Focus on antibiotics

J Murugaiyan, PA Kumar, GS Rao, K Iskandar… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance, and, in a broader perspective, antimicrobial resistance (AMR),
continues to evolve and spread beyond all boundaries. As a result, infectious diseases have …

Antimicrobial peptides: an update on classifications and databases

A Bin Hafeez, X Jiang, PJ Bergen, Y Zhu - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are distributed across all kingdoms of life and are an
indispensable component of host defenses. They consist of predominantly short cationic …

Mode-of-action of antimicrobial peptides: membrane disruption vs. intracellular mechanisms

AH Benfield, ST Henriques - Frontiers in Medical Technology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial peptides are an attractive alternative to traditional antibiotics, due to their
physicochemical properties, activity toward a broad spectrum of bacteria, and mode-of …

Advances of peptides for antibacterial applications

Y Yan, Y Li, Z Zhang, X Wang, Y Niu, S Zhang… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, peptide antibacterial products with unique antibacterial
mechanisms have attracted widespread interest. They can effectively reduce the probability …

Considerations and caveats in combating ESKAPE pathogens against nosocomial infections

YX Ma, CY Wang, YY Li, J Li, QQ Wan… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter …

Antimicrobial peptides and their therapeutic potential for bacterial skin infections and wounds

A Pfalzgraff, K Brandenburg, G Weindl - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alarming data about increasing resistance to conventional antibiotics are reported, while at
the same time the development of new antibiotics is stagnating. Skin and soft tissue …

Antimicrobial peptides: features, action, and their resistance mechanisms in bacteria

H Moravej, Z Moravej, M Yazdanparast… - Microbial Drug …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
In recent years, because of increased resistance to conventional antimicrobials, many
researchers have started to study the synthesis of new antibiotics to control the disease …