SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Parasite Metalo-Aminopeptidases as Targets in Human Infectious Diseases
Background Parasitic human infectious diseases are a worldwide health problem due to the increased resistance to...
Aptamers as Novel Binding Molecules on an Antimicrobial Peptide-Armored Composite Hydrogel Wound Dressing for Specific Removal and Efficient Eradication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Here we present for the first time a potential wound dressing material implementing aptamers as binding entities to...
COVID-19 in Latin America: Where We Stand and What Is to Come
As infection rates decrease, much of Latin America seems to be taking a breather from the onslaught of COVID-19....
Development of bombesin-tubulysin conjugates using multicomponent chemistry to functionalize both the payload and the homing peptide
Peptide-drug conjugates (PDCs) have recently gained significant attention for the targeted delivery of anticancer...
Alpha-1 antitrypsin inhibits pertussis toxin
Pertussis (whooping cough) is a vaccine-preventable but re-emerging, highly infectious respiratory disease caused by...
Anti-biofilm peptides can rescue fluconazole and amphotericin B efficacies against Candida albicans
Candida albicans infections are a global health thread and challenge healthcare environments due to acquired...
Ancient evolutionary origins of hepatitis E virus in rodents
Hepatitis E virus (HEV; family Hepeviridae) infections cause >40,000 human deaths annually. Zoonotic infections...
Cm-p5, a molluscan-derived antifungal peptide exerts its activity by a membrane surface covering in a non-penetrating mode
Amidst the health crisis caused by the rise of multi-resistant pathogenic microorganisms, Antimicrobial Peptides...
Discovery and biological confirmation of a highly divergent Tacaribe virus in metatranscriptomic data from neotropical bats
First isolated from neotropical fruit bats in Trinidad in 1956, Tacaribe virus (TCRV) has rarely been detected since....