Multifunctional role of S100 protein family in the immune system: an update

P Singh, SA Ali - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
S100 is a broad subfamily of low-molecular weight calcium-binding proteins (9–14 kDa) with
structural similarity and functional discrepancy. It is required for inflammation and cellular …

Antimicrobial mechanisms and clinical application prospects of antimicrobial peptides

X Li, S Zuo, B Wang, K Zhang, Y Wang - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides are a type of small-molecule peptide that widely exist in nature and
are components of the innate immunity of almost all living things. They play an important role …

Probiotics and gut microbiota: Mechanistic insights into gut immune homeostasis through TLR pathway regulation

H Kaur, SA Ali - Food & Function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Consumption of probiotics as a useful functional food improves the host's wellbeing, and,
when paired with prebiotics (indigestible dietary fibre/carbohydrate), often benefits the host …

In pursuit of next-generation therapeutics: Antimicrobial peptides against superbugs, their sources, mechanism of action, nanotechnology-based delivery, and clinical …

A Thakur, A Sharma, HK Alajangi, PK Jaiswal… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) attracted attention as potential source of novel antimicrobials.
Multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections have emerged as a global threat to public health in …

Dairy-based probiotic-fermented functional foods: An update on their health-promoting properties

H Kaur, G Kaur, SA Ali - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Numerous studies have shown a link between the consumption of fermented dairy foods
and improved health outcomes. Since the early 2000s, especially probiotic-based fermented …

Vitamin D endocrine system and COVID-19: treatment with calcifediol

JM Quesada-Gomez, J Lopez-Miranda… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest challenge facing modern medicine and public
health systems. The viral evolution of SARS-CoV-2, with the emergence of new variants with …

Human β-defensin 2 and its postulated role in modulation of the immune response

M Cieślik, N Bagińska, A Górski, E Jończyk-Matysiak - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Studies described so far suggest that human β-defensin 2 is an important protein of innate
immune response which provides protection for the human organism against invading …

Toxin-like peptides from the bacterial cultures derived from gut microbiome infected by SARS-CoV-2—new data for a possible role in the long COVID pattern

C Brogna, S Cristoni, B Brogna, DR Bisaccia, G Marino… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
It has been 3 years since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, however it is as yet
little known how to care for the acute COVID-19 and long COVID patients. COVID-19 clinical …

Vitamin D in dairy cows: metabolism, status and functions in the immune system

K Eder, SM Grundmann - Archives of Animal Nutrition, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The function of vitamin D in calcium homoeostasis in dairy cows, such as in other
vertebrates, is known for many years. In recent years, new and interesting, non-classical …

Antimicrobial peptides for novel antiviral strategies in the current post‐COVID‐19 pandemic

MR Loffredo, L Nencioni, ML Mangoni… - Journal of Peptide …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The recent pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐
CoV‐2) has highlighted how urgent and necessary the discovery of new antiviral …