Peptides for Health Benefits 2019 Volume 2

• Other Authors: Hernández-Ledesma, Blanca (Editor), Martínez-Villaluenga, Cristina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; antihypertensive peptides; functional food; food-derived; fermentation; Chlorella sorokiniana; in silico; BIOPEP-UWM database; proteomics; bioactive peptides; nano liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (nanoLC-nanoESI MS/MS); apolipoprotein E; amyloid fibrils; Alzheimer's disease; Αβ oligomer; amyloid; Aβ peptide; glioma; platelets; antiproliferative assay; conjugation; docetaxel; doxorubicin; extra domain B; fibronectin; Fmoc/tBu; peptide-drug conjugate; prostate cancer; solid-phase synthesis; targeting; acrylamide; enteric nervous system; galanin; pig; stomach; formyl peptide receptors; ligands; diseases; polymicrobial biofilms; intragenic antimicrobial peptide; Hs02; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; osteostatin; arthritis; inflammation; immune response; cartilage destruction; bone erosion; collagen; hydrolysis; enzyme; molecular weight; sheepskin; NF-κB; dry-cured pork ham; angiotensin I converting enzyme; endothelial dysfunction; molecular blind docking; Lactoferricin B (Lfcin B); Histatin-5; antimicrobial peptides (AMPs); antifungal activity; proteome microarray; synergy; temporin; MRSA; antimicrobial peptide; human keratinocytes; pseudin-2; antisepsis, peptide antibiotics; neurotensin; asthma; T cells; In situ tetramer staining; MHC tetramer; antigen-specific; confocal microscopy; fresh tissue; velvet antler; alcalase hydrolysate; antioxidant peptide; protection ability; oxidative stress; Crassostrea angulata; pidotimod; CXCR3; monocyte; migration; PI3K/Akt pathway; T cell; immunomodulant; host defense peptides; membrane activity; copper; piscidins; Clostridioides difficile; prolactin-releasing peptide; GPR10; RF-amide peptides; food intake regulation; energy expenditure; neuroprotection; signaling; gender differences; dyslipidemia; obesity; hyperglycemia; pulmonary emphysema; endothelial progenitor cells; angiogenic precursor cells; pegylated glucagon-like peptide 1; and endothelial regeneration; miiuy croaker (Miichthys miiuy); swim bladder; FPYLRH; antioxidant activity; cytoprotective effect; antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial resistance; AMP identification and design; biosynthesis; mode of action; physico-chemical properties; therapeutic potential; insects; Cecropins; Cec-analogs; MDR infectious diseases; airway inflammation; non-atopic asthma; hybrid peptide; pro-inflammatory cytokines; sPLA2; MDA; database; proteolysis; SMILES code; foods; nutrition; chronic diseases; nutraceuticals; peptide vaccine; immune checkpoint inhibitor; humanized mouse; cancer antigen; immune suppression; vasoactive intestinal peptide; VPAC1 receptor; VPAC2 receptor; rheumatic diseases; inflammatory bowel disease; central nervous system diseases; type 1 diabetes; Sjögren's syndrome; biomarkers; human antimicrobial peptides; defensins; cathelicidins; anti-inflammatory; pro-inflammatory; peptide; combinatorial library; library design; screening; mutagenesis; prolyl-hydroxyproline (Pro-Hyp); hydroxyprolyl-glycine (Hyp-Gly); collagen peptide; fibroblasts; fetal bovine serum (FBS); AMD; CNV; VEGFR1; multimeric peptides; oral delivery; colorectal cancer; cancer stem cells; chemoprevention; bioactive peptide; lunasin; ACE-inhibitory activity; whey peptides; molecular docking; hypertension; antibiotic resistance; cystic fibrosis; cryptides; anti-biofilm peptides; synergistic effects; n/a
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In recent years, peptides have received increased interest from the pharmaceutical industry. The high potency, specificity, and safety profile are the main strengths of bioactive peptides as new and promising therapies that may fill the gap between small molecules and protein drugs. These positive attributes have renewed interest in the discovery, optimization, and development of peptides as pharmacological therapy. Among bioactive peptides, those released from food sources have acquired importance as nutraceutical and active components in functional foods because they possess regulatory functions that can lead to health benefits. This Special Issue covers a selection of recent research papers and reviews in the field of bioactive peptides. It covers all aspects of peptide research in relation to health promotion. In particular, it emphasizes current knowledge and research trends concerning bioactive peptides, including identification and quantification of peptides from new sources, methods for their production and purification, structure-function relationships, mechanisms of action, in vitro and in vivo assays for the evaluation of their bioactivity, physiological evidence to support health benefits, and peptide stability and bioavailability. Papers regarding the development of new drugs, functional foods, or nutraceuticals based on bioactive peptides were also considered.