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Histatin-derived peptides: potential agents to treat localised infections.

Expert opinion on emerging drugs

Rothstein DM, Helmerhorst EJ, Spacciapoli P, Oppenheim FG, Friden P.
PMID: 15989535
Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2002 May;7(1):47-59. doi: 10.1517/14728214.7.1.47.

Histatins are a family of histidine-rich, cationic peptides composed of up to 38 amino acids. They are secreted by the salivary glands of humans and some subhuman primates and are thought to be part of the host defence system...

Salivary histatin 3 inhibits heat shock cognate protein 70-mediated inflammatory cytokine production through toll-like receptors in human gingival fibroblasts.

Journal of inflammation (London, England)

Imamura Y, Wang PL.
PMID: 24495360
J Inflamm (Lond). 2014 Feb 04;11(1):4. doi: 10.1186/1476-9255-11-4.

BACKGROUND: Salivary histatins are bioactive peptides related to the innate immune system associated with antimicrobial activities. However, very little is known about the physiological and biological functions of histatins against host cells or their role in oral cell inflammation....

Innate Antimicrobial Defense of Skin and Oral Mucosa.

Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

Wertz PW, de Szalay S.
PMID: 32260154
Antibiotics (Basel). 2020 Apr 03;9(4). doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9040159.

This special issue intends to review and update our understanding of the antimicrobial defense mechanisms of the skin and oral cavity. These two environments are quite different in terms of water, pH, and nutrient availability, but have some common...

Functional biomedical materials derived from proteins in the acquired salivary pellicle.

Journal of materials chemistry. B

Zhang F, Cheng Z, Ding C, Li J.
PMID: 34304263
J Mater Chem B. 2021 Sep 07;9(33):6507-6520. doi: 10.1039/d1tb01121a. Epub 2021 Jul 25.

In the oral environment, the acquired salivary pellicle (ASP) on the tooth surface comprises proteins, glycoproteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. The ASP can specifically and rapidly adsorb on the enamel surface to provide effective lubrication, protection, hydration, and remineralisation, as...

Histatin-1 is an endogenous ligand of the sigma-2 receptor.

The FEBS journal

Son KN, Lee H, Shah D, Kalmodia S, Miller RC, Ali M, Balasubramaniam A, Cologna SM, Kong H, Shukla D, Aakalu VK.
PMID: 34233061
FEBS J. 2021 Dec;288(23):6815-6827. doi: 10.1111/febs.16108. Epub 2021 Jul 23.

The Sigma-2 receptor (S2R) (a.k.a TMEM97) is an important endoplasmic reticular protein involved in cancer, cholesterol processing, cell migration, and neurodegenerative diseases, including Niemann-Pick Type C. While several S2R pharmacologic agents have been discovered, its recent (2017) cloning has...

Oral antimicrobial peptides: Types and role in the oral cavity.

Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society

Khurshid Z, Naseem M, Sheikh Z, Najeeb S, Shahab S, Zafar MS.
PMID: 27752223
Saudi Pharm J. 2016 Sep;24(5):515-524. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2015.02.015. Epub 2015 Mar 06.

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a wide-ranging class of host-defense molecules that act early to contest against microbial invasion and challenge. These are small cationic peptides that play an important in the development of innate immunity. In the oral cavity,...

Activity-based mass spectrometric characterization of proteases and inhibitors in human saliva.

Proteomics. Clinical applications

Sun X, Salih E, Oppenheim FG, Helmerhorst EJ.
PMID: 20011683
Proteomics Clin Appl. 2009 Jul 01;3(7):810-820. doi: 10.1002/prca.200800242.

Proteases present in oral fluid effectively modulate the structure and function of some salivary proteins and have been implicated in tissue destruction in oral disease. To identify the proteases operating in the oral environment, proteins in pooled whole saliva...

Antibacterial Peptides: Opportunities for the Prevention and Treatment of Dental Caries.

Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins

Pepperney A, Chikindas ML.
PMID: 26781572
Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins. 2011 Jun;3(2):68. doi: 10.1007/s12602-011-9076-5.

Dental caries is a multifactorial disease that is a growing and costly global health concern. The onset of disease is a consequence of an ecological imbalance within the dental plaque biofilm that favors specific acidogenic and aciduric caries pathogens,...

Histatin 5 inhibits adhesion of C. albicans to Reconstructed Human Oral Epithelium.

Frontiers in microbiology

Moffa EB, Mussi MC, Xiao Y, Garrido SS, Machado MA, Giampaolo ET, Siqueira WL.
PMID: 26379655
Front Microbiol. 2015 Aug 28;6:885. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00885. eCollection 2015.

Candida albicans is the most pathogenic fungal species, commonly colonizing on human mucosal surfaces. As a polymorphic species, C. albicans is capable of switching between yeast and hyphal forms, causing an array of mucosal and disseminated infections with high...

Endogenous antimicrobial factors in the treatment of infectious diseases.

Central-European journal of immunology

Żelechowska P, Agier J, Brzezińska-Błaszczyk E.
PMID: 28450805
Cent Eur J Immunol. 2016;41(4):419-425. doi: 10.5114/ceji.2016.65141. Epub 2017 Jan 24.

Nowadays, a number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains is increasing. It is a serious clinical problem and poses a threat to the effectiveness of conventional antibiotic therapy. Thus, scientists are constantly seeking new alternatives for treatment of infectious diseases. There...

Industry Perspectives on the Use of Natural Antimicrobials and Inhibitors for Food Applications.

Journal of food protection

Gould GW.
PMID: 28384019
J Food Prot. 1996 Dec;59(13):82-86. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.13.82.

The wide range of extremely effective naturally occurring antimicrobial systems include those derived front animals (e.g., enzymes such as lysozyme and lactoperoxidase; other proteins such as lactoferrin, lactoferricin, ovotransferrin, and serum transferrins; small peptides such as histatins and magainins;...

New phosphated poly(methyl methacrylate) polymers for the prevention of denture-induced microbial infection: an in vitro study.

Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry

Raj PA, Dentino AR.
PMID: 23674911
Clin Cosmet Investig Dent. 2011 Mar 03;3:25-32. doi: 10.2147/CCIDEN.S16860. Print 2011.

PURPOSE: Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) has been widely used as a denture-base acrylic resin due to its excellent physical and mechanical properties. However, the material is highly prone to microbial fouling that often leads to Candida-associated denture stomatitis. Incorporation of...

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