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A Rapid Fluorescence-Based Microplate Assay to Investigate the Interaction of Membrane Active Antimicrobial Peptides with Whole Gram-Positive Bacteria by Boix-Lemonche, Gerard, Lekka, Maria, Skerlavaj, Barbara

“…Membrane-active antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are interesting candidates for the development of novel antimicrobials. Although their effects were extensively…”
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The Potential of Surface-Immobilized Antimicrobial Peptides for the Enhancement of Orthopaedic Medical Devices: A Review by Skerlavaj, Barbara, Boix-Lemonche, Gerard

“…Due to the well-known phenomenon of antibiotic resistance, there is a constant need for antibiotics with novel mechanisms and different targets respect to…”
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Broad-Spectrum Activity against Bacterial Mastitis Pathogens and Activation of Mammary Epithelial Cells Support a Protective Role of Neutrophil Cathelicidins in Bovine Mastitis by Tomasinsig, Linda, De Conti, Gennyfer, Skerlavaj, Barbara, Piccinini, Renata, Mazzilli, Maria, D'Este, Francesca, Tossi, Alessandro, Zanetti, Margherita

“…Cathelicidins are peptide components of the innate immune system of mammals. Apart from exerting a direct antibiotic activity, they can also trigger specific…”
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LL-37 Protects Rats against Lethal Sepsis Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria by CIRIONI, Oscar, GIACOMETTI, Andrea, SABA, Vittorio, ZANETTI, Margherita, SCALISE, Giorgio, GHISELLI, Roberto, BERGNACH, Cristina, ORLANDO, Fiorenza, SILVESTRI, Carmela, MOCCHEGIANI, Federico, LICCI, Alberto, SKERLAVAJ, Barbara, ROCCHI, Marco

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Comparative activity and mechanism of action of three types of bovine antimicrobial peptides against pathogenic Prototheca spp by Tomasinsig, Linda, Skerlavaj, Barbara, Scarsini, Michele, Guida, Filomena, Piccinini, Renata, Tossi, Alessandro, Zanetti, Margherita

“…The yeast‐like algae of the genus Prototheca are ubiquitous saprophytes causing infections in immunocompromised patients and granulomatous mastitis in cattle…”
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SMAP-29: a potent antibacterial and antifungal peptide from sheep leukocytes by Skerlavaj, Barbara, Benincasa, Monica, Risso, Angela, Zanetti, Margherita, Gennaro, Renato

“…SMAP-29 is a cathelicidin-derived peptide deduced from sheep myeloid mRNA. The C-terminally amidated form of this peptide was chemically synthesized and shown…”
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Mechanistic and Functional Studies of the Interaction of a Proline-rich Antimicrobial Peptide with Mammalian Cells by Tomasinsig, Linda, Skerlavaj, Barbara, Papo, Niv, Giabbai, Barbara, Shai, Yechiel, Zanetti, Margherita

“…Mammalian antimicrobial peptides provide rapid defense against infection by inactivating pathogens and by influencing the functions of cells involved in…”
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BMAP-28, an Antibiotic Peptide of Innate Immunity, Induces Cell Death through Opening of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore by Risso, Angela, Braidot, Enrico, Sordano, Maria Concetta, Vianello, Angelo, Macrì, Francesco, Skerlavaj, Barbara, Zanetti, Margherita, Gennaro, Renato, Bernardi, Paolo

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Cathelicidin peptides as candidates for a novel class of antimicrobials by Zanetti, Margherita, Gennaro, Renato, Skerlavaj, Barbara, Tomasinsig, Linda, Circo, Raffaella

“…Cathelicidin peptides are a numerous group of mammalian cationic antimicrobial peptides. Despite a common evolutionary origin of their genes, peptides display…”
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Biological Characterization of Two Novel Cathelicidin-derived Peptides and Identification of Structural Requirements for Their Antimicrobial and Cell Lytic Activities by Skerlavaj, Barbara, Gennaro, Renato, Bagella, Luigi, Merluzzi, Laura, Risso, Angela, Zanetti, Margherita

“…Cathelicidins are a family of myeloid antimicrobial peptide precursors that have been identified in several mammalian species (Zanetti, M., Gennaro, R., and…”
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Production of a recombinant antimicrobial peptide in transgenic plants using a modified VMA intein expression system by Morassutti, Carla, De Amicis, Francesca, Skerlavaj, Barbara, Zanetti, Margherita, Marchetti, Stefano

“…Tobacco plants were engineered to express SMAP-29, a mammalian antimicrobial peptide of innate immunity, as fusion protein with modified vacuolar membrane…”
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The Human Cathelicidin LL-37 Modulates the Activities of the P2X7 Receptor in a Structure-dependent Manner by Tomasinsig, Linda, Pizzirani, Cinzia, Skerlavaj, Barbara, Pellegatti, Patrizia, Gulinelli, Sara, Tossi, Alessandro, Virgilio, Francesco Di, Zanetti, Margherita

“…Extracellular ATP, released at sites of inflammation or tissue damage, activates the P2X7 receptor, which in turn triggers a range of responses also including…”
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Structural and Functional Analysis of Horse Cathelicidin Peptides by SKERLAVAJ, Barbara, SCOCCHI, Marco, GENNARO, Renato, RISSO, Angela, ZANETTI, Margherita

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Identification and characterization of a primary antibacterial domain in CAP18, a lipopolysaccharide binding protein from rabbit leukocytes by Tossi, Alessandro, Scocchi, Marco, Skerlavaj, Barbara, Gennaro, Renato

“…Secondary structure prediction studies on CAP18, a lipopolysaccharide binding protein from rabbit granulocytes, identified a highly cationic, 21-residue…”
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Covalent grafting of titanium with a cathelicidin peptide produces an osteoblast compatible surface with antistaphylococcal activity by Boix-Lemonche, Gerard, Guillem-Marti, Jordi, D’Este, Francesca, Manero, José María, Skerlavaj, Barbara

“…[Display omitted] •The antimicrobial peptide BMAP27(1–18) was covalently linked to titanium disks.•Staphylococcal adhesion to peptide-modified titanium surface…”
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Antifungal activity of cathelicidin peptides against planktonic and biofilm cultures of Candida species isolated from vaginal infections by Scarsini, Michele, Tomasinsig, Linda, Arzese, Alessandra, D’Este, Francesca, Oro, Debora, Skerlavaj, Barbara

“…•BMAP-28 was effective against vaginal isolates of Candida spp.•BMAP-28 killed 48-h old Candida biofilms by membrane permeabilization.•LL-37 inhibited adhesion…”
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A microbial infection‐resistant 3D bioprinted material for corneal stroma regeneration by Lemonche, Gerard Boix, Niemi, Essi M., Muñoz, Georgina Faura, Scholz, Hanne, Skerlavaj, Barbara, Petrovski, Goran

“…Aims/Purpose: To assess whether 3D bioprinted, scaffold‐immobilized antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) derivatives, BMAP27(1–18) and hLF(1–11) can inhibit microbial…”
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Membrane perturbation, altered morphology and killing of Staphylococcus epidermidis upon contact with a cytocompatible peptide-based antibacterial surface by Boix-Lemonche, Gerard, Guillem-Marti, Jordi, Lekka, Maria, D’Este, Francesca, Guida, Filomena, Manero, José María, Skerlavaj, Barbara

“…[Display omitted] •A membrane-active bactericidal peptide was linked to titanium and to a model resin.•SEM images of dead bacteria support contact-killing by…”
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Antimicrobial and host cell-directed activities of Gly/Ser-rich peptides from salmonid cathelicidins by D'Este, Francesca, Benincasa, Monica, Cannone, Giuseppe, Furlan, Michela, Scarsini, Michele, Volpatti, Donatella, Gennaro, Renato, Tossi, Alessandro, Skerlavaj, Barbara, Scocchi, Marco

“…Cathelicidins, a major family of vertebrate antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), have a recognized role in the first line of defense against infections. They have…”
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Evaluation of free or anchored antimicrobial peptides as candidates for the prevention of orthopaedic device‐related infections by D'Este, Francesca, Oro, Debora, Boix‐Lemonche, Gerard, Tossi, Alessandro, Skerlavaj, Barbara

“…The prevention of implant‐associated infection, one the most feared complications in orthopaedic surgery, remains a major clinical challenge and urges…”
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