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Moretta A, Scieuzo C, Petrone AM, Salvia R, Manniello MD, Franco A, Lucchetti D, Vassallo A, Vogel H, Sgambato A, Falabella P. Antimicrobial Peptides: A New Hope in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Fields. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:668632. [PMID: 34195099 PMCID: PMC8238046 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.668632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Antibiotics are essential drugs used to treat pathogenic bacteria, but their prolonged use contributes to the development and spread of drug-resistant microorganisms. Antibiotic resistance is a serious challenge and has led to the need for new alternative molecules less prone to bacterial resistance. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have aroused great interest as potential next-generation antibiotics, since they are bioactive small proteins, naturally produced by all living organisms, and representing the first line of defense against fungi, viruses and bacteria. AMPs are commonly classified according to their sources, which are represented by microorganisms, plants and animals, as well as to their secondary structure, their biosynthesis and their mechanism of action. They find application in different fields such as agriculture, food industry and medicine, on which we focused our attention in this review. Particularly, we examined AMP potential applicability in wound healing, skin infections and metabolic syndrome, considering their ability to act as potential Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme I and pancreatic lipase inhibitory peptides as well as antioxidant peptides. Moreover, we argued about the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic approaches to develop new antibiotics, the drug development strategies and the formulation approaches which need to be taken into account in developing clinically suitable AMP applications.
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- Antonio Moretta
- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
- Spinoff XFlies s.r.l, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
- Spinoff XFlies s.r.l, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
- Spinoff XFlies s.r.l, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Entomology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata (IRCCS-CROB), Rionero in Vulture, Italy
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- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
- Spinoff XFlies s.r.l, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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Dal Piaz F, Bader A, Malafronte N, D'Ambola M, Petrone AM, Porta A, Ben Hadda T, De Tommasi N, Bisio A, Severino L. Phytochemistry of compounds isolated from the leaf-surface extract of Psiadia punctulata (DC.) Vatke growing in Saudi Arabia. Phytochemistry 2018; 155:191-202. [PMID: 30149245 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
The surface extract of an accession of Psiadia punctulata (DC.) Vatke (Asteraceae) growing in Saudi Arabia was investigated for its phytochemical composition. A bio-guided investigation of the extract led to the isolation of thirteen ent-kaurane and trachylobane diterpenes and seventeen compounds previously described, including nine flavonoids and eight diterpenes. Three flavonoids and one ent-kaurane diterpene showed antimicrobial activity with MIC100 values ranging from 25 to 150 μg/ml. The extract showed antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (MIC100 = 180 μg/ml) and antifungal activity against Candida albicans (MIC0 = 130 μg/ml). The isolated 3',4',5,7-tetramethoxyflavone, at a concentration of 40 μg/ml, displayed the ability to reduce biofilm formation of S. aureus and C. albicans by 50% and 90% respectively.
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- Fabrizio Dal Piaz
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Via Giovanni Paolo II, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Umm Al-Qura University, 21955, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Via Giovanni Paolo II, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Via Giovanni Paolo II, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Via Giovanni Paolo II, SA, Italy; PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Via Giovanni Paolo II, SA, Italy
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- LCM Laboratory, University of Mohammed Premier, Oujda, 60000, Morocco
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Via Giovanni Paolo II, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Genova, Viale Cembrano 4, 16148, Genova, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Napoli Federico II, Via Delpino 1, 80137, Napoli, Italy
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Porta A, Petrone AM, Morello S, Granata I, Rizzo F, Memoli D, Weisz A, Maresca B. Design and expression of peptides with antimicrobial activity againstSalmonellatyphimurium. Cell Microbiol 2016; 19. [DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Amalia Porta
- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; Fisciano (SA) Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; Fisciano (SA) Italy
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development; University of Salerno; Fisciano SA Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; Fisciano (SA) Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; Fisciano (SA) Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine and Surgery; University of Salerno; Baronissi SA Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine and Surgery; University of Salerno; Baronissi SA Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Genomics, Department of Medicine and Surgery; University of Salerno; Baronissi SA Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; Fisciano (SA) Italy
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Piccinelli AL, Pagano I, Esposito T, Mencherini T, Porta A, Petrone AM, Gazzerro P, Picerno P, Sansone F, Rastrelli L, Aquino RP. HRMS Profile of a Hazelnut Skin Proanthocyanidin-rich Fraction with Antioxidant and Anti-Candida albicans Activities. J Agric Food Chem 2016; 64:585-595. [PMID: 26739867 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Roasted hazelnut skins (RHS) represent a byproduct of kernel industrial processing. In this research, a RHS extract (RHS-M) and its fraction RHS-M-F3 enriched in proanthocyanidins (PAs), with antioxidant activity, were characterized in terms of total phenolic compound and PA contents. RHS-M and RHS-M-F3 showed antifungal properties against Candida albicans SC5314 (MIC2 = 3.00 and 0.10 μg/mL and MIC0 = 5.00 and 0.50 μg/mL, respectively), determined by the microbroth dilution method and Candida albicans morphological analysis. No cytotoxic effect on HEKa and HDFa cell lines was exhibited by RHS-M and RHS-M-F3. The metabolite profiling of RHS-M and RHS-M-F3 was performed by thiolysis followed by HPLC-UV-HRMS analysis and a combination of HRMS-FIA and HPLC-HRMS(n). Extract and fraction contain oligomeric PAs (mDP of 7.3 and 6.0, respectively, and DP up to 10) mainly constituted by B-type oligomers of (epi)-catechin. Also, (epi)-gallocatechin and gallate derivatives were identified as monomer units, and A-type PAs were detected as minor compounds.
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- Anna Lisa Piccinelli
- Department of Pharmacy and ‡Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and ‡Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and ‡Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and ‡Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and ‡Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and ‡Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and ‡Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and ‡Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and ‡Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and ‡Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and ‡Ph.D. Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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Colosimo C, Di Lella GM, Petrone AM, Mastrangelo S, Riccardi R. CNS radiochemoprophylaxis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Neurotoxicity and diagnostic imaging. Rays 1994; 19:511-26. [PMID: 7871226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- C Colosimo
- Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma, Italy
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