Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) kill bacteria mainly through the perturbation of their membranes and are promising compounds to fight drug resistance. Models of the mechanism of AMPs-induced membrane perturbation were developed based on experiments in liposomes, but their relevance for bacterial killing is debated. We determined the association of an analogue of the AMP PMAP-23 to Escherichia col...

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Vitiligo is a relatively common acquired skin disorder, characterized by the progressive loss of melanocytes, which results in white patches. Classically, vitiligo’s treatments have been considered unsatisfactory and challenging. Recent advances in the knowledge of vitiligo’s pathogenesis have contributed to find better therapeutic options, so that at present many patients find a solution for d...

15 The long-term stability of microbiomes is crucial as the persistent occurrence of beneficial microbes and their associ16 ated functions ensure host health. Microbiomes are highly diverse and dynamic, but are they complex to the point of 17 being impossible to understand? We present an approach that while embracing this complexity it allows to identifying 18 meaningful patterns: the dynamic c...

Vitiligo is an important skin disease having major impact on quality of life of patients, many of whom feel distressed and stigmatized by their condition. Society greets vitiligo patients in much the same way as it does any one else who appears to be different. They are started at or subjected to whispered comments, antagonism, insult or isolation. The chronic nature of disease, long term treat...

OBJECTIVE Polymorphism of the interleukin-23 receptor gene corresponds with susceptibility to several immune-related diseases. For the terminal differentiation of IL-17-producing effector T-helper cells in vivo, the interleukin-23 receptor gene is of vital importance. As shown recently, Th17 cells probably have a great influence on the pathogenesis of allergic airway diseases. Our intention was...