Antimicrobial peptides: diversity, mechanism of action and strategies to improve the activity and biocompatibility in vivo

P Kumar, JN Kizhakkedathu, SK Straus - Biomolecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is projected as one of the greatest threats to human health in the future
and hence alternatives are being explored to combat resistance. Antimicrobial peptides …

Antimicrobial peptides: mechanisms of action and resistance

B Bechinger, SU Gorr - Journal of dental research, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
More than 40 antimicrobial peptides and proteins (AMPs) are expressed in the oral cavity.
These AMPs have been organized into 6 functional groups, 1 of which, cationic AMPs, has …

Mechanisms of action for antimicrobial peptides with antibacterial and antibiofilm functions

N Raheem, SK Straus - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The antibiotic crisis has led to a pressing need for alternatives such as antimicrobial
peptides (AMPs). Recent work has shown that these molecules have great potential not only …

[HTML][HTML] Reassessing the host defense peptide landscape

EF Haney, SK Straus, REW Hancock - Frontiers in chemistry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Current research has demonstrated that small cationic amphipathic peptides have strong
potential not only as antimicrobials, but also as antibiofilm agents, immune modulators, and …

The chemistry and biological activities of peptides from amphibian skin secretions

X Xu, R Lai - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Amphibian skin is directly exposed to different environments. Amphibians interact with
environmental factors including microorganisms, parasites, predators, and physical factors …

Host defense peptides: Dual antimicrobial and immunomodulatory action

M Drayton, JP Deisinger, KC Ludwig… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rapid rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria has once again caused bacterial
infections to become a global health concern. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as …

Tryptophan-and arginine-rich antimicrobial peptides: anti-infectives with great potential

SK Straus - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2024 - Elsevier
With the increasing prevalence of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria, there is a need to
design synthetic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that are effective and selective for bacteria …

Biophysical investigations elucidating the mechanisms of action of antimicrobial peptides and their synergism

A Marquette, B Bechinger - Biomolecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Biophysical and structural investigations are presented with a focus on the membrane lipid
interactions of cationic linear antibiotic peptides such as magainin, PGLa, LL37, and melittin …

The mechanisms of action of cationic antimicrobial peptides refined by novel concepts from biophysical investigations

C Aisenbrey, A Marquette, B Bechinger - Antimicrobial Peptides: Basics …, 2019 - Springer
Even 30 years after the discovery of magainins, biophysical and structural investigations on
how these peptides interact with membranes can still bear surprises and add new …

Model architectures for bacterial membranes

AB Carey, A Ashenden, I Köper - Biophysical reviews, 2022 - Springer
The complex composition of bacterial membranes has a significant impact on the
understanding of pathogen function and their development towards antibiotic resistance. In …