[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides and their therapeutic potential for bacterial skin infections and wounds

A Pfalzgraff, K Brandenburg, G Weindl - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alarming data about increasing resistance to conventional antibiotics are reported, while at
the same time the development of new antibiotics is stagnating. Skin and soft tissue …

Antimicrobial peptides as a promising treatment option against Acinetobacter baumannii infections

A Neshani, H Sedighian, SA Mirhosseini… - Microbial …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background With the increasing rate of antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter, the World
Health Organization introduced the carbapenem-resistant isolates in the priority pathogens …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of short synthetic antimicrobial peptides for treatment of drug-resistant and intracellular Staphylococcus aureus

MF Mohamed, A Abdelkhalek, MN Seleem - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections present a serious challenge
because of the emergence of resistance to numerous conventional antibiotics. Due to their …

Hydrogel delivery of lysostaphin eliminates orthopedic implant infection by Staphylococcus aureus and supports fracture healing

CT Johnson, JA Wroe, R Agarwal… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Orthopedic implant infections are a significant clinical problem, with current therapies limited
to surgical debridement and systemic antibiotic regimens. Lysostaphin is a bacteriolytic …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial activity and mechanism of action of auranofin against multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens

S Thangamani, H Mohammad, MFN Abushahba… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Traditional methods employed to discover new antibiotics are both a time-consuming and
financially-taxing venture. This has led researchers to mine existing libraries of clinical …

Chitosan-Based Hydrogel for the Dual Delivery of Antimicrobial Agents Against Bacterial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm-Infected Wounds

VO Fasiku, CA Omolo, N Devnarain, UH Ibrahim… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chronic wound infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become a global
health concern. This is attributed to the biofilm-forming ability of bacteria on wound surfaces …

A compositionally synergistic approach for the development of a multifunctional bilayer scaffold with antibacterial property for infected and chronic wounds

SM Andrabi, P Singh, S Majumder, A Kumar - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increased complexity of the healing process and interplay of various pathological
factors in cutaneous wounds, in particular, chronic wounds, entails a meticulous and …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposing ebselen for treatment of multidrug-resistant staphylococcal infections

S Thangamani, W Younis, MN Seleem - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Novel antimicrobials and new approaches to developing them are urgently needed.
Repurposing already-approved drugs with well-characterized toxicology and pharmacology …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring simvastatin, an antihyperlipidemic drug, as a potential topical antibacterial agent

S Thangamani, H Mohammad, MFN Abushahba… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
The rapid rise of bacterial resistance to traditional antibiotics combined with the decline in
discovery of novel antibacterial agents has created a global public health crisis …

[HTML][HTML] A short D-enantiomeric antimicrobial peptide with potent immunomodulatory and antibiofilm activity against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and …

MF Mohamed, A Brezden, H Mohammad… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent a promising therapeutic alternative for the
treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. The present study investigates the …