Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are compounds, which have inhibitory activity against
microorganisms. In the last decades, AMPs have become powerful alternative agents that …

Antibiotics are essential drugs used to treat pathogenic bacteria, but their prolonged use
contributes to the development and spread of drug-resistant microorganisms. Antibiotic …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) or host defense peptides protect the host against various
pathogens such as yeast, fungi, viruses and bacteria. AMPs also display immunomodulatory …

Diet-induced metabolic endotoxemia is an important factor in the development of many
chronic diseases in animals and man. The gut epithelium is an efficient barrier that prevents …

As the most dominant cell type in the skin, keratinocytes play critical roles in wound repair
not only as structural cells but also exerting important immune functions. This review focuses …

Host defence peptides (HDPs) are integral components of innate immunity across all living
organisms. These peptides can exert direct antibacterial effects, targeting planktonic cells …

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

Chronic bacterial-infected wound healing/skin regeneration remains a challenge due to
drug resistance and the poor quality of wound repair. The ideal strategy is combating …

The rapid development of microbial resistance to conventional antibiotics has accelerated
efforts to find anti-infectives with a novel mode-of-action, which are less prone to bacterial …

The acronym ESKAPE includes six nosocomial pathogens that exhibit multidrug resistance
and virulence: Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae …