[HTML][HTML] Towards the sustainable discovery and development of new antibiotics

M Miethke, M Pieroni, T Weber, M Brönstrup… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
An ever-increasing demand for novel antimicrobials to treat life-threatening infections
caused by the global spread of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens stands in stark …

Bacterial resistance to antibacterial agents: Mechanisms, control strategies, and implications for global health

T Li, Z Wang, J Guo, C de la Fuente-Nunez… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The spread of bacterial drug resistance has posed a severe threat to public health globally.
Here, we cover bacterial resistance to current antibacterial drugs, including traditional herbal …

Autonomous Treatment of Bacterial Infections in Vivo Using Antimicrobial Micro- and Nanomotors

X Arqué, MDT Torres, T Patiño, A Boaro, S Sánchez… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The increasing resistance of bacteria to existing antibiotics constitutes a major public health
threat globally. Most current antibiotic treatments are hindered by poor delivery to the …

Molecular de-extinction of ancient antimicrobial peptides enabled by machine learning

JRMA Maasch, MDT Torres, MCR Melo… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
Molecular de-extinction could offer avenues for drug discovery by reintroducing bioactive
molecules that are no longer encoded by extant organisms. To prospect for antimicrobial …

Multifaceted MRGPRX2: New insight into the role of mast cells in health and disease

S Roy, CCN Ayudhya, M Thapaliya, V Deepak… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cutaneous mast cells (MCs) express Mas-related G protein–coupled receptor-X2
(MRGPRX2; mouse ortholog MrgprB2), which is activated by an ever-increasing number of …

[HTML][HTML] Structure-function-guided design of synthetic peptides with anti-infective activity derived from wasp venom

A Boaro, L Ageitos, MDT Torres, EB Blasco… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2023 - cell.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) derived from natural toxins and venoms offer a promising
alternative source of antibiotics. Here, through structure-function-guided design, we convert …

Synthetic biology and computer-based frameworks for antimicrobial peptide discovery

MDT Torres, J Cao, OL Franco, TK Lu… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest challenges of our time. This global health problem
originated from a paucity of truly effective antibiotic classes and an increased incidence of …

Engineered Phage with Aggregation‐Induced Emission Photosensitizer in Cocktail Therapy against Sepsis

MY Wu, L Chen, Q Chen, R Hu, X Xu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sepsis, a widely recognized disease, is characterized by multiple pathogen infections.
Therefore, it is imperative to develop methods that can efficiently identify and neutralize …

The antimicrobial peptide LI14 combats multidrug-resistant bacterial infections

J Shi, C Chen, D Wang, Z Wang, Y Liu - Communications Biology, 2022 - nature.com
The prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens raises public fears of untreatable
infections and represents a huge health risk. There is an urgent need to exploit novel …

Dual-mechanism glycolipidpeptide with high antimicrobial activity, immunomodulatory activity, and potential application for combined antibacterial therapy

M Niu, X Gu, J Yang, H Cui, X Hou, Y Ma, C Wang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bacterial drug resistance is becoming increasingly serious, and it is urgent to develop
effective antibacterial drugs. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), as potential candidates against …