Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a large class of innate immunity effectors with a
remarkable capacity to inactivate microorganisms. Their ability to kill bacteria by …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is one of the most important infectious agents worldwide
and causes more than 1.5 million deaths annually. To make matters worse, the drug …

Host-defense peptides, also called antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), whose protective action
has been used by animals for millions of years, fulfill many requirements of the …

Microbial infections have always been serious challenges to human health considering that
antibiotics almost inevitably induce microbial resistance. Therefore, it is urgent to develop a …

Tuberculosis (caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mtb) treatment involves multiple drug
regimens for a prolonged period. However, the therapeutic benefit is often limited by poor …

An optimum hydrophilic/hydrophobic balance has been recognized as a crucial parameter
in designing cationic polymers that mimic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). To date, this …

In this brief introduction to the third edition of the series, I reprint the preface to the previous
edition on cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) in Methods of Molecular Biology [1](see below) …

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading cause of death worldwide, and the world is fighting
with this global health emergency from the past 25 year. The current clinical interventions for …

Tuberculosis (TB) presently accounts for high global mortality and morbidity rates, despite
the introduction four decades ago of the affordable and efficient four-drugs (isoniazid …

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a devastating infectious disease and remerges as a
global health emergency due to an alarming rise of antimicrobial resistance to its treatment …