Airway β-Defensin-1 Protein Is Elevated in COPD and Severe Asthma by Katherine J. Baines, Thomas K. Wright, Jodie L. Simpson, Vanessa M. McDonald, Lisa G. Wood, Kristy S. Parsons, Peter A. Wark, Peter G. Gibson

“…Background. Innate immune antimicrobial peptides, including β-defensin-1, promote the chemotaxis and activation of several immune cells. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Antiproliferative Effect of CuO-TiO2-Chitosan-Amygdalin Nanocomposites in Human Leukemic MOLT4 Cells by Abozer Y. Elderdery, Badr Alzahrani, Siddiqa M. A. Hamza, Gomaa Mostafa-Hedeab, Pooi Ling Mok, Suresh Kumar Subbiah

“…The main aim of this study was to synthesize copper oxide- (CuO-) titanium oxide- (TiO2-) chitosan-amygdalin nanocomposites (CTCANc) and to characterize them physically and biologically (antimicrobial and anticancer activity using MOLT4 blood cancer cell line) to endorse their useful applications as potential drug candidates in anticancer avenues. …”
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Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Patients with Solid Tumours by Diamantis P. Kofteridis, Antonios Valachis, Eirini Koutsounaki, Sofia Maraki, Eleni Mavrogeni, Foteini N. Economidou, Dimitra Dimopoulou, Kostas Kalbakis, Vassilis Georgoulias, George Samonis

“…All patients received antimicrobial therapy, while in 17 episodes (21%) an incision and drainage was required. …”
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Dual mechanisms of G3 against Vibrio parahaemolyticus in shrimp aquaculture by Cuixia Chen, Yangyang Ge, Qilong Gu, Tianling Wang, Yanyan Yang, Jinpeng Hu, Kang Gao, Xing Zhou, Hui Li

“…The unfavorable side effects and emergence of superbugs in traditional antibiotic treatment makes development of excellent antibacterial agents especially urgent. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which usually have high antibacterial activity and low potential to induce bacterial resistance, are considered as the promising alternatives to conventional antibiotics. …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Nanosilver and Bismuth oxide on the Radiopacity of a Novel Hydraulic Calcium Silicate-based Endodontic Sealer: An In vitro Study by Teena Sheethal Dsouza, Aditya Shetty, Kelvin Peter Pais, Meenakumari Chikkanna, Fahad Hamoud Almutairi, Yazeed Abdulaziz Alharbi, J. Suresh Babu, C. Swarnalatha, Abhishek Singh Nayyar

“…Background and Aim: A wide range of dental materials have incorporated the concept of nanotechnology into their composition to enhance their physical and antimicrobial properties. In this pretext, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are among the most commonly used nanoparticles which are exceptionally noteworthy for their role in medical applications as an antibacterial agent. …”
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Seasonal Variations in the Biological Value of Kyrgyz Donkey’s Milk Proteins by Nadira K. Turganbaeva, Mukarama M. Musulmanova, Nurudin A. Kydyraliev

“…It is known for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, rejuvenating, antimicrobial, and antitumor effects. However, the milk of Kyrgyz donkeys has not received proper scientific attention in this respect. …”
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Bimetallic selenium/zinc oxide nanoparticles: biological activity and plant biostimulant properties by Samy Selim, Amna A. Saddiq, Ruba Abdulrahman Ashy, Afra Mohammed Baghdadi, Ashwag Jaman Alzahrani, Ehab M. Mostafa, Soad K. Al Jaouni, Mohammed Yagoub Mohammed Elamir, Mohamed A. Amin, Ahmed M. Salah, Nashwa Hagagy

“…For the first time, aqueous extract from unexploited grape seeds was used in this study to create Se/ZnO NPS utilizing a green technique, and their antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity, antioxidant activities, and plant bio stimulant properties of the economic Vicia faba L. plant were evaluated. …”
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Antifungal Activity of Denture Base Resin Containing Nanozirconia: In Vitro Assessment of Candida albicans Biofilm by Reem Abualsaud, Doaa M. Aleraky, Sultan Akhtar, Soban Q. Khan, Mohammed M. Gad

“…Objective. To evaluate the antimicrobial effects of different concentrations of zirconium dioxide nanoparticles (nano-ZrO2) reinforcement of poly(methyl) methacrylate (PMMA) on surface roughness and C. albicans biofilm. …”
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Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid for the Treatment of Odontogenic Infections: A Randomised Study Comparing Efficacy and Tolerability versus Clindamycin by Archiel Launch Tancawan, Maria Noemi Pato, Khamiza Zainol Abidin, A. S. Mohd Asari, Tran Xuan Thong, Puja Kochhar, Chandra Muganurmath, Monique Twynholm, Keith Barker

“…The primary endpoint was percentage of subjects achieving clinical success (composite measure of pain, swelling, fever, and additional antimicrobial therapy required) at the end of treatment. …”
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High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Assay for Moxifloxacin in Brain Tissue and Plasma: Validation in a Pharmacokinetic Study in a Murine Model of Cerebral Listeriosis by Renaud Respaud, Solene Grayo, Eric Singlas, Sophie Dubouch, Alban Le Monnier, Marie-Catherine Lott

“…The method enabled the detection of systemic antimicrobial in plasma and in CNS in Listeria-infected mice. …”
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Emerging biofilm formation and disinfectant susceptibility of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae by Hanan S. Khalefa, Amany A. Arafa, Dalia Hamza, Khaled A. Abd El-Razik, Zeinab Ahmed

“…PCR also identified ESBL genes (bla TEM , bla SHV , bla CTX-M , bla OXA-1) and biofilm genes (luxS, Uge, mrkD). Antimicrobial susceptibility was assessed, and the efficacy of five commercial disinfectants was evaluated by measuring inhibition zones. …”
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A Label-Free Aptasensor for the Detection of Sulfaquinoxaline Using AuNPs and Aptamer in Water Environment by Zhaoyang Zhou, Xingyue Chen, Shuang Jiang, Zhuoer Chen, Sixian Wang, Yueyang Ren, Xiaodong Fan, Tao Le

“…Sulfaquinoxaline (SQX) is widely utilized in aquaculture and animal husbandry due to its broad antimicrobial spectrum and low cost. However, it is difficult to degrade, and there are relevant residues in the aquatic environment, which could be harmful to both the ecological environment and human health. …”
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Microscopic Analysis of Temperature Effects on Surface Colonization and Biofilm Morphology of <i>Salmonella enterica</i> by Zachariah Vice, You Zhou, Sapna Chitlapilly Dass, Rong Wang

“…Even though pre- and post-harvest cleaning and sanitization procedures are widely implemented at meat processing plants to mitigate the hazard, <i>S. enterica</i> cells may escape the process by colonizing, on contact, surfaces in the form of a biofilm that functions as an aggregated microbial community to facilitate mutual protection, antimicrobial resistance, proliferation and dissemination. …”
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Anticancer activity of mixed Graphene/Carbone nanotubes reinforced Sulfur-Containing polyketoamine nanocomposites by Khalid A. Khan, Gadeer R. Ashour, Mahmoud A. Hussein

“…The synthesized PKA nanocomposites demonstrated significant antimicrobial and anticancer activities, showcasing their versatile properties and potential applications. …”
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Alpha-defensins increase NTHi binding but not engulfment by the macrophages enhancing airway inflammation in Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency by Jungnam Lee, Naweed Mohammad, Kyudong Han, Kyudong Han, Tammy Flagg-Dowie, Maria Magallon, Mark L. Brantly, Karina A. Serban, Karina A. Serban

“…Neutrophilic inflammation and a high level of free α-defensins are main features of chronic airway inflammation in alpha-1 antitrypsin-deficient (AATD) individuals. Despite the antimicrobial activities of α-defensins by direct bacterial killing and by modulation of immune responses, AATD individuals are paradoxically burdened by recurrent exacerbation triggered by bacterial infections, frequently with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). …”
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5-Lipoxygenase-Dependent Recruitment of Neutrophils and Macrophages by Eotaxin-Stimulated Murine Eosinophils by Ricardo Alves Luz, Pedro Xavier-Elsas, Bianca de Luca, Daniela Masid-de-Brito, Priscila Soares Cauduro, Luiz Carlos Gondar Arcanjo, Ana Carolina Cordeiro Faria dos Santos, Ivi Cristina Maria de Oliveira, Maria Ignez Capella Gaspar-Elsas

“…The roles of eosinophils in antimicrobial defense remain incompletely understood. …”
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Implementation of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for microbiology in Timor-Leste: challenges, mitigation strategies, and end-user experiences by Tessa Oakley, Juliao Vaz, Fausto da Silva, Raikos Allan, Deonisia Almeida, Karen Champlin, Endang Soares da Silva, Ari Jayanti Tilman, Ian Marr, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Jennifer Yan, Joshua R. Francis

“…The LIMS reduced transcription errors and standardised reporting of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), improving data quality and accessibility. …”
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Bioactive Sesquiterpenoids from <i>Santolina chamaecyparissus</i> L. Flowers: Chemical Profiling and Antifungal Activity Against <i>Neocosmospora</i> Species by Eva Sánchez-Hernández, Jesús Martín-Gil, Vicente González-García, José Casanova-Gascón, Pablo Martín-Ramos

“…The reported data indicate an antimicrobial activity comparable to that of fosetyl-Al and higher than that of azoxystrobin conventional fungicides, thus making the flower extract a promising bioactive product for organic farming and expanding <i>S. chamaecyparissus</i> potential applications.…”
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Galaxy @Sciensano: a comprehensive bioinformatics portal for genomics-based microbial typing, characterization, and outbreak detection by Bert Bogaerts, Julien Van Braekel, Alexander Van Uffelen, Jolien D’aes, Maxime Godfroid, Thomas Delcourt, Michael Kelchtermans, Kato Milis, Nathalie Goeders, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Nancy H. C. Roosens, Raf Winand, Kevin Vanneste

“…These pipelines include quality control, de novo assembly, sequence typing, antimicrobial resistance prediction and several relevant species-specific assays. …”
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Profiling of Indigenous Biosurfactant-Producing Bacillus Isolates in the Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated by Petroleum Products and Olive Oil by Paola Sandra Elenga-Wilson, Christian Aimé Kayath, Nicaise Saturnin Mokemiabeka, Stech Anomene Eckzechel Nzaou, Etienne Nguimbi, Gabriel Ahombo

“…Microbiological and biochemical methods have been used including isolation of oil-degrading bacteria, enzymatic activities, the determination of physicochemical parameters, biosurfactant production and extraction assay, oil displacement assay, antimicrobial assay of the biosurfactants, and bioremediation kinetics. …”
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