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

• Autors principals: Margherita Degasperi (Autor), Riccardo Sgarra (Autor), Mario Mardirossian (Autor), Sabrina Pacor (Autor), Massimo Maschio (Autor), Marco Scocchi (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: MDPI AG, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
• Accés en línia: Connect to this object online.

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...