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Evidence at a glance

Total studies
130
With abstract
47
Meta / Systematic / RCT
1
Highly cited
23
Publication years
2008–2026

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Top studies on Topical Peptides

Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.

  1. Antimicrobial Peptides: An Emerging Category of Therapeutic Agents.

    Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2016200 influential citations

    Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as host defense peptides, are short and generally positively charged peptides found in a wide variety of life forms from microorganisms to humans. Most AMPs have the ability to kill microbial…

  2. The expanding scope of antimicrobial peptide structures and their modes of action.

    Trends in biotechnology2011200 influential citations

    Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are an integral part of the innate immune system that protect a host from invading pathogenic bacteria. To help overcome the problem of antimicrobial resistance, cationic AMPs are currently being considered as…

  3. Antimicrobial Peptides: Diversity, Mechanism of Action and Strategies to Improve the Activity and Biocompatibility In Vivo.

    Biomolecules2018200 influential citations

    Antibiotic resistance is projected as one of the greatest threats to human health in the future and hence alternatives are being explored to combat resistance. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have shown great promise, because use of AMPs…

  4. Development and Challenges of Antimicrobial Peptides for Therapeutic Applications.

    Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2020200 influential citations

    More than 3000 antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been discovered, seven of which have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Now commercialized, these seven peptides have mostly been utilized for topical…

  5. Antimicrobial peptides: Promising alternatives in the post feeding antibiotic era.

    Medicinal research reviews2019200 influential citations

    Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), critical components of the innate immune system, are widely distributed throughout the animal and plant kingdoms. They can protect against a broad array of infection‐causing agents, such as bacteria, fungi,…

  6. Antimicrobial Mechanisms and Clinical Application Prospects of Antimicrobial Peptides.

    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022200 influential citations

    Antimicrobial peptides are a type of small-molecule peptide that widely exist in nature and are components of the innate immunity of almost all living things. They play an important role in resisting foreign invading microorganisms.…

  7. Antimicrobial peptides: Opportunities and challenges in overcoming resistance.

    Microbiological research2024200 influential citations

    Antibiotic resistance represents a global health threat, challenging the efficacy of traditional antimicrobial agents and necessitating innovative approaches to combat infectious diseases. Among these alternatives, antimicrobial peptides…

  8. Enhancing Antimicrobial Peptide Activity through Modifications of Charge, Hydrophobicity, and Structure.

    International journal of molecular sciences2024200 influential citations

    Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are emerging as a promising alternative to traditional antibiotics due to their ability to disturb bacterial membranes and/or their intracellular processes, offering a potential solution to the growing problem…

  9. Antimicrobial peptides towards clinical application: Delivery and formulation.

    Advanced drug delivery reviews2021158 influential citations

    Antimicrobial peptides hold promise to supplement small molecules antibiotics and combat the multidrug resistant microbes. There are however technical hurdles towards the clinical applications, largely due to the inherent limitations of…

  10. Antiviral peptides as promising therapeutic drugs.

    Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2019129 influential citations

    While scientific advances have led to large-scale production and widespread distribution of vaccines and antiviral drugs, viruses still remain a major cause of human diseases today. The ever-increasing reports of viral resistance and the…

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