Progress of researches on antimalarial peptides / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
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(6): 191-198, 2023.
Artigo
em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-973705
ABSTRACT
Malaria remains a major global public health concern, and nearly half of the global populations are still at risk of malaria infection. However, continuous emergence and spread of drug-resistant malaria parasite strains lead to ineffectiveness of conventional antimalarials. Therefore, development of novel antimalarial agents is of urgent need for malaria elimination. As an important component of the host natural immune defense system, antibacterial peptides provide the first line of defense against pathogenic invasion, and the mechanism of preferentially attacking the cell membrane makes them difficult to develop drug resistance. Antimicrobial peptides are therefore considered as a promising candidate for novel antimalarial agents. This review summarizes the advances in researches on antimicrobial peptides with antimalarial actions and discusses the potential of antimalarial peptides as novel antimalarials.
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Chinês
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Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
Ano de publicação:
2023
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