Antimicrobial peptides: Promising alternatives in the post feeding antibiotic era

J Wang, X Dou, J Song, Y Lyu, X Zhu… - Medicinal research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), critical components of the innate immune system, are widely
distributed throughout the animal and plant kingdoms. They can protect against a broad …

The expanding scope of antimicrobial peptide structures and their modes of action

LT Nguyen, EF Haney, HJ Vogel - Trends in biotechnology, 2011 - cell.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are an integral part of the innate immune system that protect
a host from invading pathogenic bacteria. To help overcome the problem of antimicrobial …

Antimicrobial peptides: key components of the innate immune system

M Pasupuleti, A Schmidtchen… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Life-threatening infectious diseases are on their way to cause a worldwide crisis, as treating
them effectively is becoming increasingly difficult due to the emergence of antibiotic resistant …

Antimicrobial peptides: current status and therapeutic potential

AR Koczulla, R Bals - Drugs, 2003 - Springer
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are effector molecules of the innate immune system. A variety
of AMPs have been isolated from species of all kingdoms and are classified based on their …

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 …

Recent insights into structure–function relationships of antimicrobial peptides

TAE Ahmed, R Hammami - Journal of food biochemistry, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The application of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in food preservation presents a promising
alternative and offers many benefits, such as reducing the use of chemical preservatives …

Antimicrobial peptides: from design to clinical application

C Zhang, M Yang - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Infection of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA), carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), and extended-spectrum …

Mammalian antimicrobial peptides: promising therapeutic targets against infection and chronic inflammation

P Dutta, S Das - Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are integral components of the host innate immune system
and functional throughout the plant and animal kingdoms. AMPs are short cationic …

Anti‐microbial peptides: from invertebrates to vertebrates

P Bulet, R Stöcklin, L Menin - Immunological reviews, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Gene‐encoded anti‐microbial peptides (AMPs) are widespread in nature, as they are
synthesized by microorganisms as well as by multicellular organisms from both the vegetal …

Antimicrobial peptides: new candidates in the fight against bacterial infections

O Toke - Peptide Science: Original Research on Biomolecules, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) of innate origin are agents of the most ancient form of
defense systems. They can be found in a wide variety of species ranging from bacteria …