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AuthorZupin, Luisa
AuthorSantos-Silva, Carlos André Dos
AuthorAl Mughrbi, Aya R Hamad
AuthorVilela, Livia Maria Batista
AuthorBenko-Iseppon, Ana Maria
AuthorCrovella, Sergio
Available date2022-08-30T05:01:24Z
Publication Date2022-08-07
Publication NameMicroorganisms
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10081591
CitationZupin, L.; Santos-Silva, C.A.d.; Al Mughrbi, A.R.H.; Vilela, L.M.B.; Benko-Iseppon, A.M.; Crovella, S. Bioactive Antimicrobial Peptides: A New Weapon to Counteract Zoonosis. Microorganisms 2022, 10, 1591. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10081591
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/33494
AbstractZoonoses have recently become the center of attention of the general population and scientific community. Notably, more than 30 new human pathogens have been identified in the last 30 years, 75% of which can be classified as zoonosis. The complete eradication of such types of infections is far out of reach, considering the limited understanding of animal determinants in zoonoses and their causes of emergence. Therefore, efforts must be doubled in examining the spread, persistence, and pathogenicity of zoonosis and studying possible clinical interventions and antimicrobial drug development. The search for antimicrobial bioactive compounds has assumed great emphasis, considering the emergence of multi-drug-resistant microorganisms. Among the biomolecules of emerging scientific interest are antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), potent biomolecules that can potentially act as important weapons against infectious diseases. Moreover, synthetic AMPs are easily tailored (bioinformatically) to target specific features of the pathogens to hijack, inducing no or very low resistance. Although very promising, previous studies on SAMPs' efficacy are still at their early stages. Indeed, further studies and better characterization on their mechanism of action with in vitro and in vivo assays are needed so as to proceed to their clinical application on human beings.
SponsorThis work was supported by the Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy, in collaboration with the Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy (RC 47/2020), by Qatar University (QUCG-CAS-22/23-499 Collaborative Grant), by CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, Project no. 88881.507105 /2020-01) and by CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Project no. 313581/2020-7)
Languageen
PublisherMDPI
Subjectantimicrobial peptides
antimicrobial treatment
infection
zoonosis
TitleBioactive Antimicrobial Peptides: A New Weapon to Counteract Zoonosis.
TypeArticle Review
Issue Number8
Volume Number10
ESSN2076-2607
dc.accessType Open Access


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