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ReviewPharmaceutics2021

Nanotechnology-Based Delivery Systems for Antimicrobial Peptides.

Adewale Oluwaseun Fadaka, Nicole Remaliah Samantha Sibuyi, Abram Madimabe Madiehe, Mervin Meyer

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In one paragraph

Review in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
62citing papers in PubMed
9.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 114 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Synergistic Action of Antimicrobial Peptides and Antibiotics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  11. Nanosystems for delivery of indolicidin peptide.Frontiers in medical technology · 2026
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  19. Advances of Antimicrobial Peptides in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2025
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  20. Repositioning Antimicrobial Peptides Against WHO-Priority Fungi.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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2 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adewale Oluwaseun FadakaDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI)/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC), Biolabels Node, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3952-2098
Nicole Remaliah Samantha SibuyiDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI)/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC), Biolabels Node, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7175-5388
Abram Madimabe MadieheDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI)/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC), Biolabels Node, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3935-467X
Mervin MeyerDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI)/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC), Biolabels Node, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8296-4860
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Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant threat to global health. The conventional antibiotic pool has been depleted, forcing the investigation of novel and alternative antimicrobial strategies. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have shown potential as alternative diagnostic and therapeutic agents in biomedical applications. To date, over 3000 AMPs have been identified, but only a fraction of these have been approved for clinical trials. Their clinical applications are limited to topical application due to their systemic toxicity, susceptibility to protease degradation, short half-life, and rapid renal clearance. To circumvent these challenges and improve AMP's efficacy, different approaches such as peptide chemical modifications and the development of AMP delivery systems have been employed. Nanomaterials have been shown to improve the activity of antimicrobial drugs by providing support and synergistic effect against pathogenic microbes. This paper describes the role of nanotechnology in the targeted delivery of AMPs, and some of the nano-based delivery strategies for AMPs are discussed with a clear focus on metallic nanoparticle (MNP) formulations.

Indexed as

antimicrobial peptidesantimicrobial resistancedrug delivery systemsdrug resistancenanocarriersnanoparticlesnanotechnology

Identifiers

PMID34834210
PMCPMC8620809
OpenAlexW3208719507

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Registered trials

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