Antimicrobial Peptides: An Emerging Hope in the Era of New Infections and Resistance
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Peptides".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 11399
Special Issue Editors
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; host-pathogen interaction; signaling network during disease; immunotherapy
Interests: clinical microbiology; chlamydia; bacterial pathogenesis; pathogen-host interactions; infection and cardiovascular diseases; cervicovaginal microbiota; biofilm; in vitro susceptibility testing; antibacterial agents
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the recent past, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) received great attention as a promising alternative to conventional antibiotics due to their unique properties. AMPs are naturally occurring integral components of the host defense system and are functional throughout all orders of life, from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. AMPs are potent molecules with a broad spectrum of biological activities against infectious and pathogenic agents such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites.
In this Special Issue, authors are invited to submit original research papers, review articles, short communications, case series, and opinion papers related to but not limited to the following specific areas of research:
- Screening, purification, and characterization of novel AMPs;
- Genome mining and comparative analysis of AMP-producing biosynthetic gene clusters;
- Cloning and heterologous expression of novel AMPs;
- Structural characterization and design of new AMPs with potential therapeutic activities;
- Strategies to understand the mechanisms of AMPs;
- Standardization of AMPs biological activities against various pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites, as well as chronic diseases like cancer and cystic fibrosis;
- Immunomodulatory properties of AMPs and potential therapeutic applications;
- Role of AMPs in human diseases;
- Combination therapies of AMPs with conventional antibiotics;
- Comparative genomics and evolutionary studies of AMPs;
- Evolution and resistance development against AMPs;
- Artificial intelligence and development of novel AMPs.
Dr. Piyush Baindara
Dr. Marisa Di Pietro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial peptides
- antimicrobial resistance
- infectious diseases
- antibacterial
- antifungal
- immunomodulatory properties
- therapeutics
- evolution
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