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Eradication of Candida albicans persister cell biofilm by the membranotropic peptide gH625 [PDF]

, 2020
Biofilm formation poses an important clinical trouble due to resistance to antimicrobial agents; therefore, there is an urgent demand for new antibiofilm strategies that focus on the use of alternative compounds also in combination with conventional ...
D'Alterio, A., de Alteriis, E., De Natale, A., Falanga, A., Galdiero, E., Galdiero, S., Guida, M., Lombardi, L., Siciliano, A.   +8 more
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A Smart Bio‐Battery Facilitates Diabetic Bone Defect Repair Via Inducing Macrophage Reprogramming and Synergistically Modulating Bone Remodeling Coupling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This research presents a novel implantable bio‐battery, GF‐OsG, tailored for diabetic bone repair. GF‐OsG generates microcurrents in high‐glucose conditions to enhance vascularization, shift macrophages to the M2 phenotype, and regulate immune responses.
Nanning Lv, Haifu Sun, Wenxiang Tang, Yonggang Li, Zhonglai Qian, Lihui Hong, Chong Chen, Hongye Li, Jiaxiang Bai, Yusen Qiao, Mingming Liu   +10 more
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Programmable DNA‐Peptide Hybrid Nanostructures for Potent Neutralization of Multiple Influenza a Virus Subtypes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A multivalent antiviral platform based on honeycomb‐shaped DNA nanostructures (HC–Urumin) is developed to enhance the potency and breadth of the host defense peptide Urumin. Through spatially patterned trimeric presentation, HC–Urumin disrupts influenza A virus entry, improves cell viability, and reduces disease severity in vivo‐offering a modular and ...
Saurabh Umrao, Abhisek Dwivedy, Payton L. Haak, Dhanush Gandavadi, Laurie A. Rund, Chi Chen, Vineetha Mareddy, Lifeng Zhou, Jinwei Duan, Ying Fang, Andrew J. Steelman, Xing Wang   +11 more
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Reconfigurable Magnetic Soft Microrobot for Acoustically Triggered Targeted Bacterial Sterilization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Reconfigurable magnetic soft microrobots integrate in situ‐grown piezoelectric zinc oxide nanorods that produce reactive oxygen species upon acoustic excitation. Combining magnetically guided transport with thermally induced planar reconfiguration, the microrobots achieve targeted delivery and enhanced bacterial sterilization through efficient on ...
Quan Gao, Fan Li, Jiajie Gao, Elric Zhang, Yingdong Su, Ni Qin, Hao Ye, Josep Puigmartí, Giuseppe Cantarella, Simone Schuerle, Jiang Wu, Bradley J. Nelson, Salvador Pané   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nature-inspired peptide of MtDef4 C-terminus tail enables protein delivery in mammalian cells

Scientific Reports
Cell-penetrating peptides show promise as versatile tools for intracellular delivery of therapeutic agents. Various peptides have originated from natural proteins with antimicrobial activity. We investigated the mammalian cell-penetrating properties of a
Lucia Adriana Lifshits, Yoav Breuer, Marina Sova, Sumit Gupta, Dar Kadosh, Evgeny Weinberg, Zvi Hayouka, Daniel Z. Bar, Maayan Gal   +8 more
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Design and biological characterization of novel cell-penetrating peptides preferentially targeting cell nuclei and subnuclear regions

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2018
Within this study, we report about the design and biological characterization of novel cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) with selective suborganelle-targeting properties.
Anja Gronewold, Mareike Horn, Ines Neundorf   +2 more
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Cellular Internalization of Human Calcitonin Derived Peptides in MDCK Monolayers: A Comparative Study with Tat(47-57) and Penetratin(43-58) [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose. The objective of this study was to evaluate key motif requirements of human calcitonin (hCT)-derived peptides for the permeation through the plasma membrane of MDCK monolayers, as epithelial model. Methods.
Beck-Sickinger, Annette, Krauss, Ulrike, Meinecke, Martina, Merkle, Hans, Muff, Roman, Tréhin, Rachel   +5 more
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Membrane-translocating peptides and toxins: from nature to bedside [PDF]

, 2008
Today, different functional classes of bioactive peptides and toxins isolated from diverse sources of living organisms are known. In medicine, these polypeptides present the potential to be used structurally unmodified or to serve as templates for ...
Hayashi, Mirian Akemi Furuie, Kerkis, Alexandre, Kerkis, Irina, Prieto-Silva, Álvaro Rossan, Rádis-Baptista, Gandhi, Tetsuo, Yamane   +5 more
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Generating Cell Surface Nucleated Hydrogels with an Artificial Membrane‐Binding Transglutaminase

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cell‐based therapies require advanced strategies to enhance cell delivery and bioactivity. Cell membrane engineering offers an avenue to impart new functions to delivered cells to boost their viability and function. Here, an artificial membrane‐binding transglutaminase is generated and biophysically characterized.
Rosalia Cuahtecontzi Delint, Tao Li, Kapil D. Patel, Will H. Zhang, Ben M. Carter, Graham J. Day, Adam W. Perriman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cell-Penetrating Peptides for Antiviral Drug Development

Pharmaceuticals, 2010
Viral diseases affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide, and the few available drugs to treat these diseases often come with limitations. The key obstacle to the development of new antiviral agents is their delivery into infected cells in vivo ...
Lee W. Riley, Melaine Delcroix
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