Antibiotics are essential drugs used to treat pathogenic bacteria, but their prolonged use
contributes to the development and spread of drug-resistant microorganisms. Antibiotic …

The increased incidence of bacterial resistance to available antibiotics represents a major
global health problem and highlights the need for novel anti-infective therapies …

Rapid rise of antimicrobial resistance against conventional antimicrobials, resurgence of
multidrug resistant microbes and the slowdown in the development of new classes of …

Successful in vivo infection following pathogen entry requires the evasion and subversion of
multiple immunological barriers. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are one of the first immune …

Background Lactoferrin, a normal component of human colostrum and milk, can enhance
host defenses and may be effective for prevention of sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis …

In modern societies, conscious consumers demand healthy, fresh and natural foods devoid
of added chemical preservatives and stabilizers. The use of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to …

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 …

This chapter talks about antimicrobial compounds that are divided into two classes:
traditional and naturally occurring. Antimicrobials are classified as traditional when they (i) …

The massive research interest in whey has strengthened its position among coagulated milk
products. Previously conducted reviews demonstrate that whey-derived functional foods …

While mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-based therapy appears to be promising, there are
concerns regarding possible side effects related to the unwanted suppression of …