I can’t reliably pull very latest (May 2026) headlines in this chat right now, but I can summarize the most recent research directions that are currently driving news/updates about hepcidin as an antimicrobial peptide—and point you to a couple of credible, up-to-date review articles I found earlier.
Tell me which you mean by “latest”:
And if you share any keywords you’ve seen (e.g., “hamp2”, “antimicrobial fragment”, “iron homeostasis”), I’ll tailor the results to that exact angle.
The current treatments applied in aquaculture to limit disease dissemination are mostly based on the use of antibiotics, either as prophylactic or therapeuti...
www.frontiersin.orgHepcidin is a small peptide composed of signal peptide, propeptide, and the bioactive mature peptide from N terminal to C terminal. Mature hepcidin is an antibacterial peptide and iron regulator with eight highly conserved cysteines forming four ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govThe increasing frequency of multi-drug resistant microorganisms has driven research into alternative therapeutic strategies. In this respect, natural antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) hold much promise as candidates for the development of novel ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govThe current treatments applied in aquaculture to limit disease dissemination are mostly based on the use of antibiotics, either as prophylactic or therapeutic agents, with vaccines being available for a limited number of fish species and pathogens. Antimicrobial peptides are considered as promising …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govHepcidin is a small peptide composed of signal peptide, propeptide, and the bioactive mature peptide from N terminal to C terminal. Mature hepcidin is an ant...
www.frontiersin.orgBackground/Aims Hepcidin (gene name HAMP), an IL-6-inducible acute phase peptide with antimicrobial properties, is the key negative regulator of iron metabolism. Liver is the primary source of HAMP synthesis, but it is also produced by other tissues such as kidney or heart and is found in body fluids such as urine or cerebrospinal fluid. While the role of hepcidin in biliary system is unknown, a recent study demonstrated that conditional gp130-knockout mice display diminished hepcidin levels...
journals.plos.orgAntimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are involved in the innate immunity of human body to battle microbial pathogens. In addition, human AMPs play also an im…
www.sciencedirect.comThe current treatments applied in aquaculture to limit disease dissemination are mostly based on the use of antibiotics, either as prophylactic or therapeutic agents, with vaccines being available for a limited number of fish species and pathogens. ...
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