Title
Peptides for skin protection and healing in amphibians
Date Issued
18 January 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Demori I.
Rashed Z.E.
Corradino V.
Catalano A.
Rovegno L.
Queirolo L.
Salvidio S.
Biggi E.
Zanotti-Russo M.
Canesi L.
Grasselli E.
Florida International University
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
Amphibian skin is not to be considered a mere tegument; it has a multitude of functions related to respiration, osmoregulation, and thermoregulation, thus allowing the individuals to survive and thrive in the terrestrial environment. Moreover, amphibian skin secretions are enriched with several peptides, which defend the skin from environmental and pathogenic insults and exert many other biological effects. In this work, the beneficial effects of amphibian skin peptides are reviewed, in particular their role in speeding up wound healing and in protection from oxidative stress and UV irradiation. A better understanding of why some species seem to resist several environmental insults can help to limit the ongoing amphibian decline through the development of appropriate strategies, particularly against pathologies such as viral and fungal infections.
Volume
24
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85060101634
PubMed ID
Source
Molecules
Resource of which it is part
Molecules
Source funding
Università degli Studi di Genova
Sponsor(s)
Funding: The researches of E.G., I.D. and S.S. were partially financed by Università degli Studi di Genova trough FRA2017 funding.
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus