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 …

Peptides for skin protection and healing in amphibians

I Demori, Z El Rashed, V Corradino, A Catalano… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Amphibian skin is not to be considered a mere tegument; it has a multitude of functions
related to respiration, osmoregulation, and thermoregulation, thus allowing the individuals to …

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 …

Thermoresponsive hemostatic hydrogel with a biomimetic nanostructure constructed from aggregated collagen nanofibers

X Liu, M Hou, X Luo, M Zheng, X Wang… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Uncontrollable bleeding poses considerable fatality risks by large-volume blood losses.
Current emergency antibleeding handlings including either compression with gauze or …

In Vitro & In Vivo Studies on Identifying and Designing Temporin-1CEh from the Skin Secretion of Rana chensinensis as the Optimised Antibacterial Prototype Drug

Z Ye, X Zhou, X Xi, Y Zai, M Zhou, X Chen, C Ma… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amphibian skin secretion is an ideal source of antimicrobial peptides that are difficult to
induce drug resistance to due to their membrane-targeting mechanism as a new treatment …

A hybrid system of hydrogel/frog egg‐like microspheres accelerates wound healing via sustained delivery of RCSPs

X Ji, G Liu, Y Cui, W Jia, Y Luo… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, a hybrid system of hydrogel/frog egg‐like microspheres (H‐FMS) formed by
the combination of coaxial electrostatic spraying and freeze‐drying was introduced for …

Antibacterial effects of a polypeptide-enriched extract of Rana chensinensis via the regulation of energy metabolism

R Wang, S Zhai, Y Liang, L Teng, D Wang… - Molecular Biology …, 2020 - Springer
The improper usage of antibiotics is known to cause widespread antibiotic resistance. In this
study, the antibacterial effects of a polypeptide-enriched extract from the skin of the …

Plum blossom low molecular weight polypeptide protects HaCaT cells against UVB‐induced oxidative damage in vitro and underlying mechanism

Z Chen, P Cao, T Zhu, C Yan… - Skin Research and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Increasing amounts of ultraviolet radiation occur as ozone depletion causes the
earth's ozone layer to be destroyed, making antioxidant efficacy a research hotspot …

Optimization of Conditions for Cholesterol Removal from Rana Chensinensis Ovum Oil.

T Zhang, C Zhao, C Zhao, X Zhou… - Current Topics in …, 2019 - search.ebscohost.com
Chinese forest frog ovum oil is a medicinal food high in cholesterol. In the current study, we
evaluated the relative efficiency of β-cyclodextrin, crosslinked β-cyclodextrin, and silica gel …

DE NOVO SEQUENCING AND ANALYSIS OF THE RANA CHENSINENSIS TRANSCRIPTOME TO DISCOVER PUTATIVE GENES ASSOCIATED WITH …

J Sun, Z Wang, W Zhang - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Rana chensinensis (R. chensinensis) is an important wild animal found in China, and a
precious animal in Chinese herbal medicine. R. chensinensis is rich in polyunsaturated fatty …