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 …

A review of antimicrobial peptides: its function, mode of action and therapeutic potential

S Nayab, MA Aslam, S Rahman, ZD Sindhu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are endogenous polypeptides produced by multicellular
organisms in order to protect a host from pathogenic microbes. AMPs are also defined as …

Functions of antimicrobial peptides in host defense and immunity

C Beisswenger, R Bals - Current Protein and Peptide Science, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are effector molecules of the innate immune system. AMPs
have a broad antimicrobial spectrum and lyse microbial cells by interaction with …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of action for antimicrobial peptides with antibacterial and antibiofilm functions

N Raheem, SK Straus - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The antibiotic crisis has led to a pressing need for alternatives such as antimicrobial
peptides (AMPs). Recent work has shown that these molecules have great potential not only …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): A promising class of antimicrobial compounds

M Erdem Büyükkiraz, Z Kesmen - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are compounds, which have inhibitory activity against
microorganisms. In the last decades, AMPs have become powerful alternative agents that …

Antimicrobial peptides–Advances in development of therapeutic applications

HX Luong, TT Thanh, TH Tran - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
The severe infection is becoming a significant health problem which threaten the lives of
patients and the safety and economy of society. In the way of finding new strategy …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides as potential anti-biofilm agents against multidrug-resistant bacteria

PY Chung, R Khanum - Journal of microbiology, immunology and infection, 2017 - Elsevier
Bacterial resistance to commonly used drugs has become a global health problem, causing
increased infection cases and mortality rate. One of the main virulence determinants in many …

Inhibitory effects of antimicrobial peptides on lipopolysaccharide‐induced inflammation

Y Sun, D Shang - Mediators of inflammation, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are usually small molecule peptides, which display broad‐
spectrum antimicrobial activity, high efficiency, and stability. For the multiple‐antibiotic …