Lights and shadows on the therapeutic use of antimicrobial peptides

D Bellotti, M Remelli - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The emergence of antimicrobial-resistant infections is still a major concern for public health
worldwide. The number of pathogenic microorganisms capable of resisting common …

The development of antimicrobial peptides as new antibacterial drugs

G Roscia, C Falciani, L Bracci… - Current Protein and …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
The increasing frequency of multidrug-resistant bacteria and a recent slowing in the
development of new antimicrobial agents place mankind in a state of emergency with regard …

Antimicrobial peptides: diversity and perspectives for their biomedical application

JE López-Meza, A Ochoa-Zarzosa… - Biomedical …, 2011 - books.google.com
For over fifty years, people have used antibiotics to treat illnesses caused by pathogens.
However, the excessive and inappropriate use of these antibiotics in clinical treatment of …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as drug candidates: a patent review (2003–2015)

P Kosikowska, A Lesner - Expert opinion on therapeutic patents, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent the large group of
endogenous compounds widely distributed in nature. Due to their broad spectrum of …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides: current and potential applications in biomedical therapies

JE López-Meza, A Ochoa-Zarzosa… - BioMed Research …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The evolution of pathogenic bacteria has allowed many microbes to develop resistance
mechanisms against conventional antibiotics, leading to the search for new therapeutic …

Exploring the arsenal of antimicrobial peptides: Mechanisms, diversity, and applications

A Savitskaya, J Masso-Silva, I Haddaoui, S Enany - Biochimie, 2023 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are essential for defence against pathogens in all living
organisms and possessed activities against bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites and even …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides: A new hope in biomedical and pharmaceutical fields

A Moretta, C Scieuzo, AM Petrone, R Salvia… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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: therapeutic potentials

SJ Kang, SJ Park, T Mishig-Ochir… - Expert review of anti …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing appearance of multidrug-resistant pathogens has created an urgent need for
suitable alternatives to current antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which act as …

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 (AMPs): a patent review (2015–2020)

G Annunziato, G Costantino - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Antimicrobial peptides are a large class of compounds that are part of innate
immune response found among all classes of life and are considered promising compounds …