In pursuit of next-generation therapeutics: Antimicrobial peptides against superbugs, their sources, mechanism of action, nanotechnology-based delivery, and clinical …

A Thakur, A Sharma, HK Alajangi, PK Jaiswal… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) attracted attention as potential source of novel antimicrobials.
Multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections have emerged as a global threat to public health in …

Antimicrobial peptides isolated from insects and their potential applications

N Azmiera, A Krasilnikova, S Sahudin, H Al-Talib… - Journal of Asia-Pacific …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in insects have the potential to be developed as
chemotherapy agents against numerous microbial species. This article reviewed the existing …

Constitutively‐expressed and induced immune effectors in the house fly (Musca domestica) and the transcription factors that may regulate them

D Asgari, CA Saski, RP Meisel… - Insect Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Insects possess both infection‐induced and constitutively expressed innate immune
defences. Some effectors, such as lysozymes and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), are …