Differential Abilities of Mammalian Cathelicidins to Inhibit Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Promote Multifaceted Immune Functions of Neutrophils

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Confine Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ocular Biofilms and Restrict Brain Invasion

(2019) Ajitha Thanabalasuriar et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Antibacterial Properties and Efficacy of a Novel SPLUNC1-Derived Antimicrobial Peptide, α4-Short, in a Murine Model of Respiratory Infection

(2019) Shasha Jiang et al.   mBio

Synergy and remarkable specificity of antimicrobial peptides in vivo using a systematic knockout approach

(2019) Mark Austin Hanson et al.   eLife

The cysteine protease ApdS from Streptococcus suis promotes evasion of innate immune defenses by cleaving the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin LL-37

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Considerations and Caveats in Combating ESKAPE Pathogens against Nosocomial Infections

(2019) Yu‐Xuan Ma et al.   Advanced Science

Host defense cathelicidins in cattle: types, production, bioactive functions and potential therapeutic and diagnostic applications

(2018) Morgan Young-Speirs et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

The antimicrobial peptide SAAP-148 combats drug-resistant bacteria and biofilms

(2018) Anna de Breij et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Human β-defensin 2 killsCandida albicansthrough phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate–mediated membrane permeabilization

(2018) Michael Järvå et al.   Science Advances

Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: mechanisms and alternative therapeutic strategies

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Action of Antimicrobial Peptides against Bacterial Biofilms

(2018) Muhammad Yasir et al.   Materials

Combined Antibacterial Effects of Goat Cathelicidins With Different Mechanisms of Action

(2018) Pavel V. Panteleev et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Synergistic Antibacterial Effects of Chitosan-Caffeic Acid Conjugate against Antibiotic-Resistant Acne-Related Bacteria

(2017) Ji-Hoon Kim et al.   Marine Drugs

Membrane Active Antimicrobial Peptides: Translating Mechanistic Insights to Design

(2017) Jianguo Li et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Effects of Hydrophobic Amino Acid Substitutions on Antimicrobial Peptide Behavior

(2017) Kimberly D. Saint Jean et al.   Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

PyMOL and Inkscape Bridge the Data and the Data Visualization

(2016) Shuguang Yuan et al.   STRUCTURE

Antimicrobial Peptides: An Emerging Category of Therapeutic Agents

(2016) Margit Mahlapuu et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Visualizing Attack of Escherichia coli by the Antimicrobial Peptide Human Defensin 5

(2015) Haritha R. Chileveru et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Review paper Cathelicidin impact on inflammatory cells

(2015) Justyna Agier et al.   Central European Journal of Immunology

Antimicrobial Peptide Structure and Mechanism of Action: A Focus on the Role of Membrane Structure

(2015) Tzong-Hsien Lee et al.   CURRENT TOPICS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Inactivation of the Antifungal and Immunomodulatory Properties of Human Cathelicidin LL-37 by Aspartic Proteases Produced by the Pathogenic Yeast Candida albicans

(2015) Maria Rapala-Kozik et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

NLF20: an antimicrobial peptide with therapeutic potential against invasivePseudomonas aeruginosainfection

(2015) Praveen Papareddy et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

P2X7Receptor Regulates Internalization of Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 by Human Macrophages That Promotes Intracellular Pathogen Clearance

(2015) Xiao Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

The I-TASSER Suite: protein structure and function prediction

(2015) Jianyi Yang et al.   NATURE METHODS

APD3: the antimicrobial peptide database as a tool for research and education

(2015) Guangshun Wang et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Strategies employed in the design and optimization of synthetic antimicrobial peptide amphiphiles with enhanced therapeutic potentials

(2014) Zhan Yuin Ong et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

The antimicrobial peptide LL-37 facilitates the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps

(2014) Ariane Neumann et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Cathelicidin Host Defence Peptide Augments Clearance of Pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection by Its Influence on Neutrophil Function In Vivo

(2014) Paula E. Beaumont et al.   PLoS One

Little Peptide, Big Effects: The Role of LL-37 in Inflammation and Autoimmune Disease

(2013) J. M. Kahlenberg et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Possible Inhibitory Molecular Mechanism of Farnesol on the Development of Fluconazole Resistance in Candida albicans Biofilm

(2011) Li-hua Yu et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Novel Anti-bacterial Activities of β-defensin 1 in Human Platelets: Suppression of Pathogen Growth and Signaling of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation

(2011) Bjoern F. Kraemer et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The antimicrobial peptide LL-37 modulates the inflammatory and host defense response of human neutrophils

(2010) Sadek M. Alalwani et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

New strategies for novel antibiotics: peptides targeting bacterial cell membranes

(2009) K. Lohner   GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS

HELIQUEST: a web server to screen sequences with specific  -helical properties

(2008) R. Gautier et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Human Host Defense Peptide LL-37 Prevents Bacterial Biofilm Formation

(2008) J. Overhage et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY