Chemically modified and conjugated antimicrobial peptides against superbugs

W Li, F Separovic, NM O'Brien-Simpson… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest threats to human health that, by 2050,
will lead to more deaths from bacterial infections than cancer. New antimicrobial agents …

Synergistic effects between metal nanoparticles and commercial antimicrobial agents: A review

AI Ribeiro, AM Dias, A Zille - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has expanded into a broad range of clinical applications. In particular,
metal nanoparticles (MNPs) display unique antimicrobial properties, a fundamental function …

Antimicrobial peptides towards clinical application: Delivery and formulation

C Wang, T Hong, P Cui, J Wang, J Xia - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides hold promise to supplement small molecules antibiotics and combat
the multidrug resistant microbes. There are however technical hurdles towards the clinical …

Production of bioactive peptides from lactic acid bacteria: a sustainable approach for healthier foods

MG Venegas‐Ortega… - … Reviews in Food …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional fermented foods where lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are present have been
associated with beneficial effects on human health, and some of those benefits are related to …

Nanosystems as vehicles for the delivery of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)

Á Martin-Serrano, R Gómez, P Ortega, FJ de la Mata - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Recently, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also called host defence peptides (HDPs), are
attracting great interest, as they are a highly viable alternative in the search of new …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the conjugation approaches for enhancing the bioavailability of polyphenols

S Sahraeian, A Rashidinejad, MT Golmakani - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the consumption of functional foods containing health-beneficial ingredients
has become increasingly popular. Polyphenols are among the most important functional and …

Chitosan-Based Hydrogel for the Dual Delivery of Antimicrobial Agents Against Bacterial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm-Infected Wounds

VO Fasiku, CA Omolo, N Devnarain, UH Ibrahim… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chronic wound infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become a global
health concern. This is attributed to the biofilm-forming ability of bacteria on wound surfaces …

Polymeric nanomaterials for efficient delivery of antimicrobial agents

Y Wang, H Sun - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial infections have threatened the lives of human beings for thousands of years either
as major diseases or complications. The elimination of bacterial infections has always …

Recent advances in the design of antimicrobial peptide conjugates

ARP Silva, MS Guimarães, J Rabelo… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are ubiquitous host defense peptides characterized by their
antibiotic activity and lower propensity for developing resistance compared to classic …

Nanostructured antimicrobial peptides: crucial steps of overcoming the bottleneck for clinics

Z Yang, S He, H Wu, T Yin, L Wang… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The security issue of human health is faced with dispiriting threats from multidrug-resistant
bacteria infections induced by the abuse and misuse of antibiotics. Over decades, the …