Systematic review of antiprotozoal potential of antimicrobial peptides

FA Santos, GS Cruz, FA Vieira, BRS Queiroz… - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Protozoa is a group of microorganisms that cause neglected tropical diseases, such as
malaria, Chagas disease, and Leishmaniasis. Due to the growing demand for new …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis and iron metabolism: current insights and challenges

A Assouab, A Kihel, M Rouahi, M Larribau… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne parasitic infection induced by protozoa of the genus
Leishmania. The disease spectrum ranges from skin lesions to visceral leishmaniasis, which …

Effect of sevoflurane on iron homeostasis and toxicity in the brain of mice

M Wang, Y Zuo, X Li, Y Li, A Thirupathi, P Yu, G Gao… - Brain Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Sevoflurane (Sev), a commonly used volatile anesthetic, could induce nerve damage and
cognitive deficiency. Oxidative stress induced by iron overload promotes nerve damage and …

Investigation of the antimicrobial activity of a short cationic peptide against promastigote and amastigote forms of Leishmania major (MHRO/IR/75/ER): An in vitro study

E Ebrahimzade, M Mohebali, P Shayan… - Experimental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most endemic global health problems in many
countries all around the world. Pentavalent antimonial drugs constitute the first line of …

Micro‐environment and intracellular metabolism modulation of adipose tissue macrophage polarization in relation to chronic inflammatory diseases

X Zhu, Y Tu, H Chen, AO Jackson… - … research and reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The accumulation and pro‐inflammatory polarization of immune cells, mainly macrophages,
in adipose tissue (AT) are considered crucial factors for obesity‐induced chronic …

Role of microRNA‐122 in microcystin‐leucine arginine‐induced dysregulation of hepatic iron homeostasis in mice

R Wang, X Liu, J Wu, H Liu, W Wang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microcystin‐leucine arginine (MC‐LR) is a cyclic heptapeptide hepatotoxin produced by
cyanobacteria. MicroRNA‐122 (miR‐122) is specifically expressed in the liver. This study …

Recombinant overexpression of camel hepcidin cDNA in Pichia pastoris: purification and characterization of the polyHis‐tagged peptide HepcD‐His

M Boumaiza, H Chahed, A Ezzine… - Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hepcidin, a liver‐expressed antimicrobial peptide, has been demonstrated to act as an iron
regulatory hormone as well as to exert a wide spectrum of antimicrobial activity. The aim of …

[PDF][PDF] Producción de proteínas recombinantes dulces, modificadoras del sabor y péptidos antimicrobianos en Escherichia coli

JJ Gómez Lugo - 2024 - eprints.uanl.mx
Uno de los problemas más comunes en la producción de proteínas recombinantes incluye
el mal plegamiento de estas, sobre todo en aquellas que contienen residuos de cisteína y …

Cellular binding analysis of recombinant hybrid heteropolymer of camel hepcidin and human ferritin H chain. The unexpected human H-ferritin binding to J774 murine …

M Boumaiza, M Poli, F Carmona, M Asperti… - Molecular Biology …, 2020 - Springer
Ferritin is a molecule with enormous potentiality in biotechnology that have been already
used to encapsulate molecules, as contrast in magnetic resonance imaging and to carry …

Serumska koncentracija hepcidina kao pokazatelj rezervi gvožđa u dece sa sideropenijskom anemijom

J Ćulafić - Универзитет у Новом Саду, 2016 - nardus.mpn.gov.rs
Anemija predstavlja problem svetskih razmera sa značajnim zdravstvenim, socijalnim i
ekonomskim konsekvencama. Iako je pre mnogo godina prepoznata kao javnozdravstveni …