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Antimicrobial Peptides in 2014

Pharmaceuticals, 2015
This article highlights new members, novel mechanisms of action, new functions, and interesting applications of antimicrobial peptides reported in 2014.
Guangshun Wang, Biswajit Mishra, Kyle Lau, Tamara Lushnikova, Radha Golla, Xiuqing Wang   +5 more
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Bicarbonate Resensitization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus to β-Lactam Antibiotics. [PDF]

, 2019
Endovascular infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are a major health care concern, especially infective endocarditis (IE).
Abdelhady, Wessam, Bayer, Arnold S, Chambers, Henry F, Ersoy, Selvi C, Li, Liang, Xiong, Yan Q   +5 more
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A NeuroD1 AAV‐Based Gene Therapy for Functional Brain Repair in Alzheimer's Disease‐Like Non‐Human Primate Model

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study tests NeuroD1 AAV‐based gene therapy in a non‐human primate Alzheimer's disease model. The therapy prevents neuronal damage, inhibits hippocampal atrophy, and reduces neuroinflammation. It also repairs vascular and blood‐brain barrier damage, restores cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, enhances hippocampal glucose metabolism, and improves ...
Zhouquan Jiang, Yongpeng Qin, Bin Luo, Fan Bai, Jiangyue Liu, Long Ma, Shu He, Rongjie Chen, Yuchen Wang, Shanggong Liu, Ying Sun, Yi Chen, Shuo Zhang, Jiaqi Liang, Feng Liao, Huiyi Wei, Junjie Wei, Lu Wang, Hao Xu, Zheng Wu, Gong Chen, Wenliang Lei   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biophysical Investigations Elucidating the Mechanisms of Action of Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Synergism

Biomolecules, 2018
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.
Arnaud Marquette, Burkhard Bechinger
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Plant Genetic Engineering: Technological Pathways, Application Scenarios, and Future Directions

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review maps the fast‐evolving landscape of plant genetic engineering, linking enabling platforms with trait‐focused applications in architecture optimization, stress resilience, yield improvement, and quality enhancement. It highlights how genome editing, transgenic strategies, and emerging multi‐gene approaches reshape breeding pipelines, while ...
Peilin Wang, Wenzhi Wang, Dongjiao Wang, Qibin Wu, Youxiong Que   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peptides as potent antimicrobials tethered to a solid surface: Implications for medical devices [PDF]

, 2008
Medical devices are an integral part of therapeutic management; despite their importance, they carry a significant risk of microbial infection. Bacterial attachment to a medical device is established by a single, multiplying organism, leading to ...
Ahmed El-Ghannam, Dilhari DeAlmeida, Ivan A. Gonzalez, Kazi Islam, Raymond B. Yurko, Ronald C. Montelaro, Simon C. Watkins, Timothy A. Mietzner, XiXi Wong   +8 more
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Hepatocyte BDNF Acts as a Novel Immune Checkpoint to Restrain TLR4‐Mediated Acute Hepatitis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identifies hepatocyte‐derived BDNF as an endogenous TLR4 antagonist that alleviates acute hepatitis. BDNF is downregulated in hepatocytes via REST‐mediated transcriptional repression during ALI/ALF. Mechanistically, BDNF binds to TLR4 on macrophages to suppress inflammation.
Weiwei Zhu, Yaqian Cui, Yongqiang Zhou, Yihui Zheng, Lijiang Huang, Leiming Jin, Qianhui Zhang, Pan Chen, Mengsha Lin, Jiaxi Ye, Yongqiang Xiong, Joo Young Huh, Xiang Hu, Xiaokun Li, Wu Luo, Guang Liang   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Cationic Polypeptides in Modulating HIV-1 Infection of the Cervicovaginal Mucosa

Antibiotics, 2014
The mucosa and overlying fluid of the female reproductive tract (FRT) are portals for the heterosexual transmission of HIV-1. Toward the ongoing development of topically applied microbicides and mucosal vaccines against HIV-1, it is evermore important to
Amy Liese Cole, Alexander M. Cole
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Chemically Engineered L. reuteri Delivering αPD‐L1 and Gallium Ions via Metal‐Phenolic Networks Potentiate Anti‐Tumor Immunity and Ferroptosis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A multifaceted chemical strategy, integrating bacterial tropism, metal‐ion interference therapy, and immunotherapy, resulted in significant tumor regression in murine models. A pioneering paradigm for the design of biohybrid materials was established, highlighting how sophisticated chemical engineering of living systems can unlock new avenues for ...
Tingting Zhang, Mengyi Xu, Yan Zhang, Zhiwen Li, Danqing Song, Jing Pang, Ke Li, Yanxiang Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

X-ray structure of a carpet-like antimicrobial defensin–phospholipid membrane disruption complex

Nature Communications, 2018
Defensins are cationic antimicrobial peptides that permeabilize membranes of pathogens presumably via the assembly of defensin–lipid oligomers. Here authors provide evidence for this by solving the crystal structure of a plant defensin in an oligomeric ...
Michael Järvå, Fung T. Lay, Thanh Kha Phan, Cassandra Humble, Ivan K. H. Poon, Mark R. Bleackley, Marilyn A. Anderson, Mark D. Hulett, Marc Kvansakul   +8 more
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