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Antimicrobial Mechanisms and Clinical Application Prospects of Antimicrobial Peptides.
Li, Xin; Zuo, Siyao; Wang, Bin; Zhang, Kaiyu; Wang, Yang.
  • Li X; Department of Infectious Diseases, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
  • Zuo S; Department of Dermatology and Venereology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
  • Wang B; Department of Infectious Diseases, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
  • Zhang K; Department of Infectious Diseases, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
  • Wang Y; Department of Infectious Diseases, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
Molecules ; 27(9)2022 Apr 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1841404
ABSTRACT
Antimicrobial peptides are a type of small-molecule peptide that widely exist in nature and are components of the innate immunity of almost all living things. They play an important role in resisting foreign invading microorganisms. Antimicrobial peptides have a wide range of antibacterial activities against bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms. They are active against traditional antibiotic-resistant strains and do not easily induce the development of drug resistance. Therefore, they have become a hot spot of medical research and are expected to become a new substitute for fighting microbial infection and represent a new method for treating drug-resistant bacteria. This review briefly introduces the source and structural characteristics of antimicrobial peptides and describes those that have been used against common clinical microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and especially coronaviruses), focusing on their antimicrobial mechanism of action and clinical application prospects.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Viruses / Anti-Infective Agents Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal subject: Biology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Molecules27092675

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Viruses / Anti-Infective Agents Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal subject: Biology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Molecules27092675