A review of antimicrobial peptides and their therapeutic potential as anti-infective drugs.

Autor: Gordon YJ; The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. gordonsj@upmc.edu, Romanowski EG, McDermott AM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current eye research [Curr Eye Res] 2005 Jul; Vol. 30 (7), pp. 505-15.
DOI: 10.1080/02713680590968637
Abstrakt: Purpose: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are an essential part of innate immunity that evolved in most living organisms over 2.6 billion years to combat microbial challenge. These small cationic peptides are multifunctional as effectors of innate immunity on skin and mucosal surfaces and have demonstrated direct antimicrobial activity against various bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. This review summarizes their progress to date as commercial antimicrobial drugs for topical and systemic indications.
Methods: Literature review.
Results: Despite numerous clinical trials, no modified AMP has obtained Food & Drug Administration approval yet for any topical or systemic medical indications.
Conclusions: While AMPs are recognized as essential components of natural host innate immunity against microbial challenge, their usefulness as a new class of antimicrobial drugs still remains to be proven.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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