The multifaceted nature of antimicrobial peptides: Current synthetic chemistry approaches and future directions

BH Gan, J Gaynord, SM Rowe, T Deingruber… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial infections caused by 'superbugs' are increasing globally, and conventional
antibiotics are becoming less effective against these bacteria, such that we risk entering a …

[HTML][HTML] Dendrimers in the context of nanomedicine

AP Dias, S da Silva Santos, JV da Silva… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dendrimers are globular structures, presenting an initiator core, repetitive layers starting
radially from the core and terminal groups on the surface, resembling tree architecture …

Advances in the sensing and treatment of wound biofilms

S Darvishi, S Tavakoli, M Kharaziha… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wound biofilms represent a particularly challenging problem in modern medicine. They are
increasingly antibiotic resistant and can prevent the healing of chronic wounds. However …

[HTML][HTML] An update on antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and their delivery strategies for wound infections

V Patrulea, G Borchard, O Jordan - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bacterial infections occur when wound healing fails to reach the final stage of healing, which
is usually hindered by the presence of different pathogens. Different topical antimicrobial …

Fluorescence imaging of bacterial killing by antimicrobial peptide dendrimer G3KL

BH Gan, TN Siriwardena, S Javor, T Darbre… - ACS infectious …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We recently discovered that peptide dendrimers such as G3KL ((KL) 8 (K KL) 4 (K KL) 2 K
KL, K= branching l-lysine) exert strong activity against Gram-negative bacteria including …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides for tackling cystic fibrosis related bacterial infections: A review

F Bugli, C Martini, M Di Vito, M Cacaci… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is a serious health and social problem that will have a substantial
impact in the coming years on the world health and economy. Thus, the increasing demand …

Approaches for mitigating microbial biofilm-related drug resistance: a focus on micro-and nanotechnologies

H Rao, S Choo, SR Rajeswari Mahalingam, DS Adisuri… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biofilms play an essential role in chronic and healthcare-associated infections and are more
resistant to antimicrobials compared to their planktonic counterparts due to their (1) …

[HTML][HTML] An intrinsically disordered antimicrobial peptide dendrimer from stereorandomized virtual screening

X Cai, M Orsi, A Capecchi, T Köhler… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2022 - cell.com
Membrane-disruptive amphiphilic antimicrobial peptides behave as intrinsically disordered
proteins by being unordered in water and becoming α-helical in contact with biological …

Peptide Dendrimer-Based Antibacterial Agents: Synthesis and Applications

S Paul, S Verma, YC Chen - ACS Infectious Diseases, 2024 - ACS Publications
Pathogenic bacteria cause the deaths of millions of people every year. With the
development of antibiotics, hundreds and thousands of people's lives have been saved …

Synergistic effect of propidium iodide and small molecule antibiotics with the antimicrobial peptide dendrimer G3KL against gram-negative bacteria

BH Gan, X Cai, S Javor, T Köhler, JL Reymond - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is an urgent need to develop new antibiotics against multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Many antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are active against such bacteria and often act by …