Journal
EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY
Volume 13, Issue 7, Pages 871-881Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2015.1033402
Keywords
acne vulgaris; anti-inflammatory; burn wounds; immunostimulation; macrophage; re-epithelialization; skin infections; toxicity
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Cationic antimicrobial peptides were first thought to fight infection in animal models by disintegrating bacterial peptides and later by inhibiting bacteria-specific intracellular processes. However, ever increasing evidences indicate that cationic peptides accumulate around and modulate the immune system both systemically and in cutaneous and mucosal surfaces where injuries and infections occur. Native and designer antibacterial peptides as well as cationic peptides, never considered as antibiotics, promote wound healing at every step of cutaneous tissue regeneration. This article provides an introductory list of examples of how cationic peptides are involved in immunostimulation and epithelial tissue repair, eliminating wound infections and promoting wound healing in potential therapeutic utility in sight. Although a few antimicrobial peptides reached the Phase II clinical trial stage, toxicity concerns limit the potential administration routes. Resistance induction to both microbiology actions and the integrity of the innate immune system has to be carefully monitored.
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