Mechanism of Antimicrobial Peptides: Antimicrobial, Anti-Inflammatory and Antibiofilm Activities

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 22; no. 21; p. 11401
• Main Authors: Luo, Ying, Song, Yuzhu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 22.10.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Inflammatory Agents - pharmacology; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides - metabolism; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides - pharmacology; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides - physiology; Antimicrobial Peptides - metabolism; Antimicrobial Peptides - pharmacology; Antimicrobial Peptides - physiology; Bacteria; Bacterial infections; Biofilms - drug effects; Cancer; Cell cycle; Cell Membrane - drug effects; Cell Wall - drug effects; Drug resistance; Endocytosis - drug effects; Immune system; Lipids; Medical research; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Nosocomial infections; Pathogens; Peptides; Review; anti-inflammatory; mechanism of action; antimicrobial; antibiofilm; antimicrobial peptides

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are regarded as a new generation of antibiotics. Besides antimicrobial activity, AMPs also have antibiofilm, immune-regulatory, and other activities. Exploring the mechanism of action of AMPs may help in the modification and development of AMPs. Many studies were conduc...