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Effect of Melittin on Metabolomic Profile and Cytokine Production in PMA-Differentiated THP-1 Cells
Vaccines, 2018 Melittin, the major active peptide of honeybee venom (BV), has potential for use in adjuvant immunotherapy. The immune system response to different stimuli depends on the secretion of different metabolites from macrophages.
Abdulmalik M. Alqarni +4 more
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Antioxidants, 2021 Melittin, a 26-amino acid peptide, is the main component of the venom of four honeybee species and exhibits neuroprotective actions. However, it is unclear how melittin ameliorates neuronal cells in oxidative stress and how it affects memory impairment ...
Cong Duc Nguyen, Gihyun Lee
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Late‐Stage Functionalization of Peptides on the Solid Phase
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.Peptide modifications are essential to control pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of peptide drugs. Consequently, strategies that allow for efficient and rapid incorporation of non‐canonical modifications into peptides in parallel formats are highly sought after.
Marius Werner +2 more
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Molecules, 2016 Renal fibrosis is the principal pathological process underlying the progression of chronic kidney disease that leads to end-stage renal disease. Melittin is a major component of bee venom, and it has anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-inflammatory ...
Hyun-Jin An +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) strains are increasingly emerging as serious pathogens because they can be resistant to many antibiotics called multidrug resistance (MDR) that limit the therapeutic options.
Rasoul Mirzaei +11 more
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Artificial cell: An emerging bioactive material with advanced applications in cancer theranostics
Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.Artificial cells are emerging as attractive biomimetic bioactive materials that recapitulate key structures and functions of natural cells. This review systematically summarizes their major types, versatile fabrication strategies, tuneable properties and programmable biomimetic behaviours, highlights their cutting‐edge integrated applications in cancer
Daikun Wu, Shuo Yang, Hongjing Dou
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Ultrastructural observation on sterilization of melittin [PDF]
Science China Life Sciences, 2011 ABSTACT: The effects of melittin on growth and bacteriostasis of four pathogens were extensively investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results indicated that the melittin had a marked bacteriostatic effect on the four pathogenic bacteria. Among these, E.
Wang, GuanLin +4 more
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Interaction of Melittin with Membrane Cholesterol: A Fluorescence Approach [PDF]
, 2004 We have monitored the organization and dynamics of the hemolytic peptide melittin in membranes containing cholesterol by utilizing the intrinsic fluorescence properties of its functionally important sole tryptophan residue and circular dichroism ...
Chattopadhyay, Amitabha, Raghuraman, H.
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Targeting the intratumoral microbiota to overcome cancer immunotherapy resistance
Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.This review delineates the mechanisms of intratumoral microbiota in cancer immunotherapy resistance, and offers strategies for microbiota‐targeted precision immunotherapy. Abstract Cancer remains a significant global health threat. The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a sophisticated ecological niche that exerts a pivotal effect on treatment outcomes ...
Bufu Tang +14 more
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Helical Structure of Recombinant Melittin [PDF]
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2018 Melittin is an extensively studied, 26-residue toxic peptide from honey bee venom. Because of its versatility in adopting a variety of secondary (helix or coil) and quaternary (monomer or tetramer) structures in various environments, melittin has been the focus of numerous investigations as a model peptide in protein folding studies as well as in ...
Lisa S. Ramirez +2 more
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