New perspectives on old and new therapies of staphylococcal skin infections: The role of biofilm targeting in wound healing

O Simonetti, G Rizzetto, G Radi, E Molinelli, O Cirioni… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among the most common complications of both chronic wound and surgical sites are
staphylococcal skin infections, which slow down the wound healing process due to various …

Temporins: Multifunctional peptides from frog skin

LD D'Andrea, A Romanelli - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Temporins are short peptides secreted by frogs from all over the world. They exert
antimicrobial activity, mainly against Gram-positive bacteria, including resistant pathogens; …

The Antimicrobial Peptide Temporin G: Anti-Biofilm, Anti-Persister Activities, and Potentiator Effect of Tobramycin Efficacy Against Staphylococcus aureus

B Casciaro, MR Loffredo, F Cappiello… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bacterial biofilms are a serious threat for human health, and the Gram-positive bacterium
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the microorganisms that can easily switch from a planktonic …

Peptides for health benefits 2019

C Martínez-Villaluenga… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, peptides have received increased interest in pharmaceutical, food,
cosmetics and various other fields. The high potency, specificity and good safety profile are …

Functional characterization of temporin-SHe, a new broad-spectrum antibacterial and Leishmanicidal temporin-SH paralog from the sahara frog (Pelophylax saharicus …

S André, Z Raja, V Humblot, C Piesse, T Foulon… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Amphibian skin is a promising natural resource for antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), key
effectors of innate immunity with attractive therapeutic potential to fight antibiotic-resistant …

Anti-Staphylococcus Aureus Effects of Natural Antimicrobial Peptides and the Underlying Mechanisms

X Chen, J Yang, C Qu, Q Zhang, S Sun, L Liu - Future Microbiology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Staphylococcus aureus can cause localized infections such as abscesses and pneumonia,
as well as systemic infections such as bacteremia and sepsis. Especially, methicillin …

Caerin 1 Peptides, the Potential Jack‐of‐All‐Trades for the Multiple Antibiotic‐Resistant Bacterial Infection Treatment and Cancer Immunotherapy

L Xiao, X Yang, J Li, P Zhang, S Tang… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Antibiotic resistance‐related bacterial infections and cancers become huge challenges in
human health in the 21st century. A number of naturally derived antimicrobial peptides …

Electrochemical detection of bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on gold electrode modified with DAL-PEG-DK5-PEG-OH-Antimicrobial peptide conjugate

P Kosikowska-Adamus, A Golda, J Ryl… - Talanta, 2024 - Elsevier
This work describes fabrication of gold electrodes modified with peptide conjugate DAL-PEG-
DK5-PEG-OH that enables ultra-sensitive detection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) isolated …

Antiviral activity of temporin-1CEb analogues against gingival infection with herpes simplex virus type 1

A Golda, P Kosikowska-Adamus, M Wadowska… - Frontiers in Oral …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Oral herpes infections caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) are one
of the most common in the human population. Recently, they have been classified as an …

Dendritic cells infected with recombinant adenoviral vector encoding mouse fibroblast activation protein‐α and human livin α exert an antitumor effect against Lewis …

Z Ye, J Pan, Z Yin, S Wang, Y Li, X Cai… - Immunity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Fibroblast activation protein‐α (FAP) and livin α are considered as cancer‐
associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and tumor‐specific targets, respectively, for immunogenic …