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Host Defense Peptides from Asian Frogs as Potential Clinical Therapies

Antibiotics, 2015
Host defense peptides (HDPs) are currently major focal points of medical research as infectious microbes are gaining resistance to existing drugs. They are effective against multi-drug resistant pathogens due to their unique primary target, biological ...
Vineeth T.V. Kumar, David Holthausen, Joshy Jacob, Sanil George   +3 more
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Discovery of Novel Type II Bacteriocins Using a New High-Dimensional Bioinformatic Algorithm

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
Antimicrobial compounds first arose in prokaryotes by necessity for competitive self-defense. In this light, prokaryotes invented the first host defense peptides.
Nannette Y. Yount, Nannette Y. Yount, Nannette Y. Yount, David C. Weaver, Jaime de Anda, Jaime de Anda, Ernest Y. Lee, Ernest Y. Lee, Michelle W. Lee, Michelle W. Lee, Gerard C. L. Wong, Gerard C. L. Wong, Michael R. Yeaman, Michael R. Yeaman, Michael R. Yeaman, Michael R. Yeaman   +15 more
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Influenza and memory T cells : how to awake the force [PDF]

, 2016
Annual influenza vaccination is an effective way to prevent human influenza. Current vaccines are mainly focused on eliciting a strain-matched humoral immune response, requiring yearly updates, and do not provide protection for all vaccinated individuals.
Glezen, Hartshorn, Hufford, Jin, Jordan, Luo, Mosmann, Razvi, Topham, Topham, Topham, Von Andrian, Wijburg   +12 more
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastric LTi cells promote lymphoid follicle formation but are limited by IRAK-M and do not alter microbial growth. [PDF]

, 2015
Lymphoid tissue inducer (LTi) cells are activated by accessory cell IL-23, and promote lymphoid tissue genesis and antibacterial peptide production by the mucosal epithelium.
Banerjee, A, Basappa, N, Blanchard, TG, Czinn, SJ, Ding, H, Drakes, ML, Fricke, WF, Kobayashi, KS, Piazuelo, MB, Shiu, J   +9 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial peptide LL-37 and recombinant human mannose-binding lectin express distinct age- and pathogen-specific antimicrobial activity in human newborn cord blood in vitro [PDF]

, 2018
Background: There is a need to prevent and treat infection in newborns. One approach is administration of antimicrobial proteins and peptides (APPs) such as LL-37, a membrane-active cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, and mannose-binding lectin (MBL), a ...
Borriello, Francesco, Jeffers, Carleen, Joshi, Sweta, Levy, Ofer, Li, Ning, Ozonoff, Al, Pettengill, Matthew, Scheid, Annette   +7 more
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Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy during murine Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: increased mortality in the absence of liver injury. [PDF]

, 2003
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of gram-negative bacterial pneumonia, often resulting in bacteremia concurrent with the localized pulmonary infection.
Cogen, Anna L, Lau, Helen Y, Monteleon, Christine L, Moore, Thomas A, Standiford, Theodore J   +4 more
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Microenvironment Modulation‐Based Nanomaterial‐Loaded Hydrogel Dressings for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Research Progress and Future Perspectives

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
xx xx. ABSTRACT Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a chronic complication of diabetes, primarily caused by hyperglycemia, peripheral vascular disease, and neuropathy. Characterized by persistent hyperglycemia, impaired perfusion, inflammation, and infection, DFUs pose significant challenges to healing and are associated with high morbidity and amputation ...
Tang Yuqing, Chen Hong, Fan Weijing, Huang Renyan, You Yang, Liu Guobin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

LL-37: Structures, Antimicrobial Activity, and Influence on Amyloid-Related Diseases

Biomolecules
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), as well as host defense peptides (HDPs), constitute the first line of defense as part of the innate immune system. Humans are known to express antimicrobial precursor proteins, which are further processed to generate AMPs ...
Surajit Bhattacharjya, Zhizhuo Zhang, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy   +2 more
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