Antimicrobial peptides, or AMPs, play a significant role in many environments as a tool to remove competing organisms. In response, many bacteria have evolved mechanisms to resist these peptides and prevent AMP-mediated killing. The development of AMP resistance mechanisms is driven by direct competition between bacterial species, as well as host and pathogen interactions. Akin to the number of...

Staphylococcus epidermidis has emerged as the main causative agent for graft-related and nosocomial infections. Rampant use of antibiotics and biofilm formed by the organism results in poor penetration of the drug and further aggravates the antibiotic resistance, emphasizing an urgent need to explore alternative treatment modalities. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), produced as effector molecules...

MOTIVATION With the rapid increase of infection resistance to antibiotics, it is urgent to find novel infection therapeutics. In recent years, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been utilized as potential alternatives for infection therapeutics. AMPs are key components of the innate immune system and can protect the host from various pathogenic bacteria. Identifying AMPs and their functional ty...

components of natural host defense systems against infectious pathogens (Zasloff, 2002; Boman, 2003; Hancock and Sahl, 2006). They are ubiquitous in nature and have been found in nearly all forms of life, ranging from single-celled bacteria to multicellular organisms such as plants and animals. AMPs are short peptides (5–100 amino acids) with an average net charge of +3 (Wang, 2010). They can d...

The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a major challenge in current clinical treatment. As essential natural molecules involved innate immunity, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have the potential to break limits antibiotic resistance. While AMPs are widely presented various organisms on this planet, marine environment is unique generating large number that exhibit characteristi...

Information on airborne microplastics (AMPs) in Thailand is still not available. This study monitored and identified AMPs Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR), Thailand. A high-volume air sampler was used to collect at five different locations BMR. These are university, roadside, urban park, dumpsite, industrial estate. The results showed that concentration averaged 333.42 ± 142.99 per cubic meter...

Concerns over the increasing emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic microorganisms due to the overuse of antibiotics and the lack of effective antibiotics for livestock have prompted efforts to develop alternatives to conventional antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with a broad-spectrum activity and rapid killing, along with little opportunity for the development of resistance, re...

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are produced by almost all living organisms as a component of their immune system representing the first line weapons against infective agents. During the past two decades these key factors of the innate immunity have been isolated from many different organisms including mammals, insects, plants; bacteria and amphibians. Although AMPs are an heterogeneous group of ...

AIM The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) is a standardised, valid, reliable, observational assessment that is sensitive to change over time. This research aimed to examine the change in AMPS performance in patients discharged from a neurosurgical rehabilitation ward to a home-based therapy programme over a four-week time frame. METHODS A total of 15 individuals with acquired brai...