Antimicrobial resistance and recent alternatives to antibiotics for the control of bacterial pathogens with an emphasis on foodborne pathogens

YA Helmy, K Taha-Abdelaziz, HAEH Hawwas, S Ghosh… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most important global public health problems.
The imprudent use of antibiotics in humans and animals has resulted in the emergence of …

Antimicrobial peptides: mechanism of action, activity and clinical potential

QY Zhang, ZB Yan, YM Meng, XY Hong, G Shao… - Military Medical …, 2021 - Springer
The management of bacterial infections is becoming a major clinical challenge due to the
rapid evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria. As an excellent candidate to overcome …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides: Opportunities and challenges in overcoming resistance

C Bucataru, C Ciobanasu - Microbiological Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance represents a global health threat, challenging the efficacy of traditional
antimicrobial agents and necessitating innovative approaches to combat infectious …

Bacteria-responsive intelligent wound dressing: Simultaneous In situ detection and inhibition of bacterial infection for accelerated wound healing

J Zhou, D Yao, Z Qian, S Hou, L Li, ATA Jenkins, Y Fan - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
The evolved resistance of antibiotics exhibited by some dreaded clinical pathogens and
formation of biofilms has caused life-threatening problems for patients with burns and other …

An injectable thermosensitive hydrogel with a self-assembled peptide coupled with an antimicrobial peptide for enhanced wound healing

T Feng, H Wu, W Ma, Z Wang, C Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A wound dressing based on a thermosensitive hydrogel shows advantages over performed
traditional dressings, such as rapid reversible sol–gel–sol transition properties and the …

Recent advances in antimicrobial peptide hydrogels

A Copling, M Akantibila, R Kumaresan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Advances in the number and type of available biomaterials have improved medical devices
such as catheters, stents, pacemakers, prosthetic joints, and orthopedic devices. The …

Antimicrobial proteins: structure, molecular action, and therapeutic potential

M Hassan, TW Flanagan, N Kharouf, C Bertsch… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Second-and third-line treatments of patients with antibiotic-resistant infections can have
serious side effects, such as organ failure with prolonged care and recovery. As clinical …

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] A new peptide originated from amphibian skin alleviates the ultraviolet B-induced skin photodamage

S Wang, M Yang, S Yin, Y Zhang, Y Zhang… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although amphibian-derived bioactive peptides have attracted increasing attention for their
potential use in the treatment of photodamage, research is still in its infancy. In this study, we …

Synergistic and Antibiofilm Properties of Ocellatin Peptides Against Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

LJ Bessa, P Eaton, A Dematei, A Placido… - Future …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To test ocellatin peptides (ocellatins-PT2–PT6) for antibacterial and antibiofilm activities
and synergy with antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Materials & methods …