Abstract
The increasing prevalence of persistent biofilm infections, such as wound infections, chronic lung infections or medical device- related infections, which usually tolerate conventional antibiotic treatment, calls for the development of new therapeutic strategies. To date, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are considered as promising agents in the fight against multidrug-resistant bacterial biofilm infections, since many of them have been shown to prevent biofilm formation or even kill preexisting, mature biofilms of several Grampositive and Gram-negative bacteria in addition to their bactericidal actions to planktonic cells. In this mini-review, we summarize in vitro and in vivo antibiofilm properties of natural and synthetic cationic AMPs against clinically relevant bacterial pathogens. Furthermore, the benefits and challenges in the use of AMPs for the medical treatment of bacterial biofilm infections are discussed.
Keywords: Antimicrobial peptide, cationic peptides, biofilm infection, host defense peptide, multidrug-resistant bacteria, chronic infection, antibiofilm.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Potential Application of Antimicrobial Peptides in the Treatment of Bacterial Biofilm Infections
Volume: 21 Issue: 1
Author(s): Nikola Strempel, Janine Strehmel and Joerg Overhage
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Keywords: Antimicrobial peptide, cationic peptides, biofilm infection, host defense peptide, multidrug-resistant bacteria, chronic infection, antibiofilm.
Abstract: The increasing prevalence of persistent biofilm infections, such as wound infections, chronic lung infections or medical device- related infections, which usually tolerate conventional antibiotic treatment, calls for the development of new therapeutic strategies. To date, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are considered as promising agents in the fight against multidrug-resistant bacterial biofilm infections, since many of them have been shown to prevent biofilm formation or even kill preexisting, mature biofilms of several Grampositive and Gram-negative bacteria in addition to their bactericidal actions to planktonic cells. In this mini-review, we summarize in vitro and in vivo antibiofilm properties of natural and synthetic cationic AMPs against clinically relevant bacterial pathogens. Furthermore, the benefits and challenges in the use of AMPs for the medical treatment of bacterial biofilm infections are discussed.
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Strempel Nikola, Strehmel Janine and Overhage Joerg, Potential Application of Antimicrobial Peptides in the Treatment of Bacterial Biofilm Infections, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2015; 21 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612820666140905124312
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612820666140905124312 |
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