Antimicrobial peptides and copper (II) ions: Novel therapeutic opportunities

J Portelinha, SS Duay, SI Yu, K Heilemann… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The emergence of new pathogens and multidrug resistant bacteria is an important public
health issue that requires the development of novel classes of antibiotics. Antimicrobial …

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 …

Antimicrobial peptides from fish: beyond the fight against pathogens

Y Valero, M Saraiva‐Fraga, B Costas… - Reviews in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fish antimicrobial peptides (AMP s) are small peptides whose actions have great
implications in the innate immune response of teleost fish, being considered critical as the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent updates of marine antimicrobial peptides

MH Semreen, MI El-Gamal, S Abdin… - Saudi pharmaceutical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides are group of proteins showing broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity
that have been known to be powerful agents against a variety of pathogens. This class of …

Expression of the antimicrobial peptide piscidin 1 and neuropeptides in fish gill and skin: A potential participation in neuro-immune interaction

G Zaccone, G Capillo, JMO Fernandes, V Kiron… - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are found widespread in nature and possess antimicrobial
and immunomodulatory activities. Due to their multifunctional properties, these peptides are …

Expression of Antimicrobic Peptide Piscidin1 in Gills Mast Cells of Giant Mudskipper Periophthalmodon schlosseri (Pallas, 1770)

A Alesci, G Capillo, DM Mokhtar, A Fumia… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The amphibious teleost Giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri, Pallas 1770)
inhabit muddy plains and Asian mangrove forests. It spends more than 90% of its life outside …

Piscidin, fish antimicrobial peptide: structure, classification, properties, mechanism, gene regulation and therapeutical importance

SV Raju, P Sarkar, P Kumar, J Arockiaraj - International Journal of Peptide …, 2021 - Springer
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short molecules produced by almost all organisms. Fish
AMPs contain innate immune components as their primary immune molecules. The fish …

Marine antimicrobial peptides-based strategies for tackling bacterial biofilm and biofouling challenges

A Patra, J Das, NR Agrawal, GS Kushwaha, M Ghosh… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
An assemblage nexus of microorganisms enclosed in a composite extracellular polymeric
matrix is called as a biofilm. The main factor causing biological fouling, or biofouling, is …

A diverse family of host-defense peptides (piscidins) exhibit specialized anti-bacterial and anti-protozoal activities in fishes

SA Salger, KR Cassady, BJ Reading, EJ Noga - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Conventional antibiotics and other chemical-based drugs are currently one of the most
common methods used to control disease-related mortality in animal agriculture. Use of the …

Bioactives from marine resources as natural health products: A review

S Santhiravel, D Dave, F Shahidi - Pharmacological Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The oceans are a rich source of a myriad of structurally different and unique natural products
that are mainly found in invertebrates with potential applications in different disciplines …