Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), especially antibacterial peptides, have been widely
investigated as potential alternatives to antibiotic-based therapies. Indeed, naturally …

Biofilm-associated infections represent one of the major threats of modern medicine. Biofilm-
forming bacteria are encased in a complex mixture of extracellular polymeric substances …

While mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-based therapy appears to be promising, there are
concerns regarding possible side effects related to the unwanted suppression of …

It is widely recognized that many chronic infections of the human body have a polymicrobial
etiology. These include diabetic foot ulcer infections, lung infections in cystic fibrosis …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been identified throughout the metazoa suggesting their
evolutionarily conserved nature and their presence in teleosts is no exception. AMPs are …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are potent antibiotics of the innate immune system that have
been extensively investigated as a potential solution to the global problem of infectious …

In recent years, the increase of invasive fungal infections and the emergence of antifungal
resistance stressed the need for new antifungal drugs. Peptides have shown to be good …

The present work was carried out to determine the characteristics and antibacterial activity of
7S and 11S globulins isolated from cowpea seed (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.). The …

The purpose of this review is to describe antifungal therapeutic candidates in preclinical and
clinical development derived from, or directly influenced by, the immune system, with a …

Abnormally high brain iron, resulting from the disrupted expression or function of proteins
involved in iron metabolism in the brain, is an initial cause of neuronal death in …