Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are compounds, which have inhibitory activity against
microorganisms. In the last decades, AMPs have become powerful alternative agents that …

Diet-induced metabolic endotoxemia is an important factor in the development of many
chronic diseases in animals and man. The gut epithelium is an efficient barrier that prevents …

Among other health related issues, the rising concerns on drug resistance led to look for
alternative pharmaceutical drugs that are effective both against infectious and noninfectious …

Simple Summary Post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) is a major challenge in pig production,
which results in the high use of ZnO for its prevention and the utilisation of antibiotics for its …

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has been widely used as orthopedic and dental materials due
to excellent mechanical and physicochemical tolerance. However, its biological inertness …

As a family of cationic host defense peptides, defensins are mainly synthesized by Paneth
cells, neutrophils, and epithelial cells, contributing to host defense. Their biological functions …

Background Food safety and spoilage prevention are the main concerns in the food
packaging industry. Microbial contamination is one of the biggest causes of food …

Antimicrobial resistance is an exigent public health concern owing to the emergence of
novel strains of human resistant pathogens and the concurrent rise in multi-drug resistance …

Infectious diseases are one of the main causes of human morbidity and mortality. In the last
few decades, pathogenic microorganisms' resistance to conventional drugs has been …

Selective pressure imposed by millions of years of relentless biological attack has led to the
development of an extraordinary array of defense strategies in plants. Among these …