Abstract:Fungal infections have increased in recent decades with considerable morbidity and mortality, mainly in immunosuppressed or admitted-to-the-ICU patients. The fungal resistance to conventional antifungal treatments has become a public health problem, especially with Candida that presents resistance to several antifungals. Therefore, generating new alternatives of antifungal therapy is fundamental. One of these possibilities is the use of antimicrobial peptides, such as LL-37, which acts on the disruption of the… Show more
“…AMPs have broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and also have a certain inhibitory effect on fungi and viruses. [6][7][8] AMPs exert their antimicrobial effects on the cell membranes of bacteria and do not induce resistance. 9 Certain AMPs also exhibit anticancer activity.…”
Ulcerative colitis is a kind of inflammatory bowel disease that is easy to recur and difficult to cure, and no special drug with low side effects has been found to...
“…AMPs have broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and also have a certain inhibitory effect on fungi and viruses. [6][7][8] AMPs exert their antimicrobial effects on the cell membranes of bacteria and do not induce resistance. 9 Certain AMPs also exhibit anticancer activity.…”
Ulcerative colitis is a kind of inflammatory bowel disease that is easy to recur and difficult to cure, and no special drug with low side effects has been found to...
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