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Title: | Antimicrobial peptides and their applications in biomedical sector | Authors: | Sultana, Afreen Luo, Hongrong Ramakrishna, Seeram |
Keywords: | Anti-inflammatory Anticancer Antimicrobial activity Antimicrobial peptides Biomedical application Functions of AMP Immunomodulatory effect Implementation techniques Wound healing |
Issue Date: | 10-Sep-2021 | Publisher: | MDPI | Citation: | Sultana, Afreen, Luo, Hongrong, Ramakrishna, Seeram (2021-09-10). Antimicrobial peptides and their applications in biomedical sector. Antibiotics 10 (9) : 1094. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10091094 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | In a report by WHO (2014), it was stated that antimicrobial resistance is an arising chal-lenge that needs to be resolved. This resistance is a critical issue in terms of disease or infection treatment and is usually caused due to mutation, gene transfer, long-term usage or inadequate use of antimicrobials, survival of microbes after consumption of antimicrobials, and the presence of antimicrobials in agricultural feeds. One of the solutions to this problem is antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are ubiquitously present in the environment. These peptides are of concern due to their special mode of action against a wide spectrum of infections and health-related problems. The biomedical field has the highest need of AMPs as it possesses prominent desirable activity against HIV-1, skin cancer, breast cancer, in Behcet’s disease treatment, as well as in reducing the release of inflammatory cells such as TNF?, IL-8, and IL-1?, enhancing the production of anti-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-10 and GM-CSF, and in wound healing properties. This review has highlighted all the major functions and applications of AMPs in the biomedical field and concludes the future potential of AMPs. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. | Source Title: | Antibiotics | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/233135 | ISSN: | 2079-6382 | DOI: | 10.3390/antibiotics10091094 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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