Elastase-Activated Antimicrobial Peptide for a Safer Pulmonary Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Infections

• Egile Nagusiak: Margherita Degasperi (Egilea), Riccardo Sgarra (Egilea), Mario Mardirossian (Egilea), Sabrina Pacor (Egilea), Massimo Maschio (Egilea), Marco Scocchi (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: MDPI AG, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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As bioactive small proteins with antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities that are naturally produced by all living organisms, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have a marked potential as next-generation antibiotics. However, their development as antibacterial agents is limited by low stability and...