Cationic antimicrobial peptides: Towards clinical applications

Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1723-1729

  Hancock, R E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti endotoxic; Antibiotics; Antifungal; Antimicrobial peptides; Catheter associated infections; Oral mucositis; Protegrins; Topical

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CATION; COLISTIN; CP 28; DIAMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GRAMICIDIN S; HISTAT GEL; HISTATIN; HISTAWASH; IB 367; INDOLICIDIN; MARGAININ IJ; MBI 226; MBI 28; MBI 594AN; MYCOPREX; NATURAL PRODUCT; NISALPIN; NISIN; OFLOXACIN; PEPTIDE; PEXIGANAN ACETATE; PLACEBO; POLYMYXIN B; POLYPHEMUSIN; POLYSPORIN; PR 39; PROTEGRIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RECOMBINANT BACTERICIDAL PERMEABILITY INCREASING PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SARALASIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XMP 366;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROTEIN VARIANT; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 0033871574     PISSN: 13543784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543784.9.8.1723     Document Type: Review

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