ReviewNutrients2023
Bioactive Peptides Derived from Edible Insects: Effects on Human Health and Possible Applications in Dentistry.
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- Tert-Butylhydroquinone Reversed Age-Dependent Hypothalamic Mitochondrial Dysfunction Linking Maternal Fructose Exposure to Synaptic Vulnerability.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Article
- Insects as an Alternative Protein Source: A Sustainable Approach to Future Food Security.Insects · 2026Review
- Biological activities and safety assessment ofInternational journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2026Article
- Insect proteins and peptides: preparation, bioactivities, and applications.Food science of animal resources · 2026Article
- Compositional analysis of amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, and aroma compounds in buffalo worm (Food chemistry: X · 2025Article
- Harnessing Edible Insect Bioactives for Gut Health: A Comprehensive Review on Chitin-Derived Prebiotics and Peptidomic Insights from the Black Soldier Fly.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Bioactive Peptides: Their Role in Potential Therapeutic Applications for Periodontitis-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Isolation and Quantification of L-Tryptophan fromInsects · 2025Article
- MiR-146/TNF-α/IL-6/osteocalcin crosstalk in anti-rheumatic potential of Galleria mellonella hemolymph from computational molecular modeling to in-vivo validation.Journal of computer-aided molecular design · 2025Article
- Edible Insects: Global Research Trends, Biosafety Challenges, and Market Insights in the Mexican Context.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- From Bugs to Benefits: Edible Insects as Exceptional Protein Sources.Current protein & peptide science · 2025Review
- Country-Level Bibliometric Analysis of Edible Insect Research: Geographic Distribution and Contributions to Advancing Sustainable Alternatives for Food and Feed.International journal of food science · 2025Review
- Evaluating bio-physicochemical properties of raw powder prepared from whole larvae containing liquid silk of the domestic silkworm.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
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Abstract
Novel foods, including edible insects, are emerging because of their nutritional characteristics and low environmental impacts and could represent a valid alternative source of food in a more sustainable way. Edible insects have been shown to have beneficial effects on human health. Insect-derived bioactive peptides exert antihypertensive, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties and have protective effects against common metabolic conditions. In this review, the roles of edible insects in human health are reported, and the possible applications of these peptides in clinical practice are discussed. A special mention is given to the role of antimicrobial peptides and their potential applications in controlling infections in orthodontic procedures. In this context, insects' antimicrobial peptides might represent a potential tool to face the onset of infective endocarditis, with a low chance to develop resistances, and could be manipulated and optimized to replace common antibiotics used in clinical practice so far. Although some safety concerns must be taken into consideration, and the isolation and production of insect-derived proteins are far from easy, edible insects represent an interesting source of peptides, with beneficial effects that may be, in the future, integrated into clinical and orthodontic practice.
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