Peptidology
11.12.2023
Pregnancy glucagon-like peptide 1 predicts insulin but not glucose concentrations
The relationship between insulin and incretins is preserved in pregnancy, but other factors, such as placental hormones or counter-regulatory hormones, maybe more important ...
Peptidology
17.11.2023
Virus-like Particle Vaccines and Platforms for Vaccine Development: peptides’ aspects.
Virus-like particles (VLPs) have gained a lot of interest within the past two decades. The use of VLP-based vaccines to protect against three infectious agents-hepatitis B virus, human ...
Peptidology
30.10.2023
Elevated levels of natriuretic peptides in lungs of hamsters with genetic cardiomyopathy
Various alterations in the natriuretic peptide system have been observed in heart and plasma in humans and animals with heart failure. However, there is limited information about these ...
Peptidology
05.10.2023
Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Peptide and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a neuropeptide with isoforms consisting of either 27 or 38 amino acids. PACAP is encoded by the adenylate cyclase ...
Peptidology
21.09.2023
Five-mer peptides prevent short-term spatial memory deficits in induced Alzheimer’s model mouse
The development of drugs for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which is related to the misfolding and aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ), is high in demand due to the growing number of AD patients. ...
Peptidology
05.09.2023
Senotherapeutic peptide treatment reduces biological age and senescence burden in human skin models
Peptidology
28.08.2023
Jellyfish Peptide as an Alternative Source of Antioxidant
Jellyfish are a valuable biological resource in marine ecosystems, and blooms have been observed in numerous coastal regions. However, their utility is limited by their high water ...
Peptidology
21.08.2023
A promising future for peptides in ophthalmology: work effectively and smartly
Despite progress in pharmacological modalities, treatments for ocular diseases are inconvenient, traumatic, costly and often end in poor final visual results. Peptides, considered as ...
Peptidology
15.08.2023
Peptides in the Treatment of HIV
Fusion of HIV-1 and target cells is mediated by the envelope protein gp41 that undergoes a series of conformational changes during the process of infection. Knowledge of the structural ...
Peptidology
03.08.2023
Antimicrobial Peptides and Cell-Penetrating Peptides: Non-Antibiotic Membrane-Targeting Strategies Against Bacterial Infections
Bioactive peptides (BP) are organic substances formed by amino acids joined by covalent bonds known as amide or peptide bonds. Although some BP exist free in its natural source, the ...