Therapeutic Potential of Antimicrobial Peptide PN5 against Multidrug-Resistant E. coli and Anti-Inflammatory Activity in a Septic Mouse Model
ABSTRACT Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become a public health problem. Thus, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been evaluated as substitutes for antibiotics. Herein, we investigated PN5 derived from Pinus densiflora (pine needle). PN5 exhibited antimicrobial activity without causing cytotoxic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01494-22 |