Mechanism of antimicrobial peptides: antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antibiofilm activities

Y Luo, Y Song - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are regarded as a new generation of antibiotics. Besides
antimicrobial activity, AMPs also have antibiofilm, immune-regulatory, and other activities …

[HTML][HTML] Natural anti-biofilm agents: strategies to control biofilm-forming pathogens

R Mishra, AK Panda, S De Mandal, M Shakeel… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pathogenic microorganisms and their chronic pathogenicity are significant concerns in
biomedical research. Biofilm-linked persistent infections are not easy to treat due to resident …

Antimicrobial peptides as therapeutic agents: Opportunities and challenges

M Mahlapuu, C Björn, J Ekblom - Critical reviews in biotechnology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Antimicrobial peptides—Mechanisms of action, antimicrobial effects and clinical applications

J Talapko, T Meštrović, M Juzbašić, M Tomas, S Erić… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing emergence of antimicrobial resistance represents a global problem that not
only influences healthcare systems but also has grave implications for political and …

Antimicrobial peptides: mechanism of action, activity and clinical potential

QY Zhang, ZB Yan, YM Meng, XY Hong, G Shao… - Military Medical …, 2021 - Springer
The management of bacterial infections is becoming a major clinical challenge due to the
rapid evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria. As an excellent candidate to overcome …

Antimicrobial resistance and recent alternatives to antibiotics for the control of bacterial pathogens with an emphasis on foodborne pathogens

YA Helmy, K Taha-Abdelaziz, HAEH Hawwas, S Ghosh… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most important global public health problems.
The imprudent use of antibiotics in humans and animals has resulted in the emergence of …

[HTML][HTML] Focus: antimicrobial resistance: antimicrobial peptides therapy: an emerging alternative for treating drug-resistant bacteria

IE Mba, EI Nweze - The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Microbial resistance to antibiotics is an ancient and dynamic issue that has brought a
situation reminiscent of the pre-antibiotic era to the limelight. Currently, antibiotic resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides–unleashing their therapeutic potential using nanotechnology

S Gera, E Kankuri, K Kogermann - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are potent, mostly cationic, and amphiphilic broad-spectrum
host defense antimicrobials that are produced by all organisms ranging from prokaryotes to …

An overview of biofilm formation–combating strategies and mechanisms of action of antibiofilm agents

ST Asma, K Imre, A Morar, V Herman, U Acaroz… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biofilm formation on surfaces via microbial colonization causes infections and has become a
major health issue globally. The biofilm lifestyle provides resistance to environmental …

Novel strategies to combat bacterial biofilms

F Hemmati, MA Rezaee, S Ebrahimzadeh… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Biofilms are considered as a severe problem in the treatment of bacterial infections; their
development causes some noticeable resistance to antibacterial agents. Biofilms are …