Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and Antimicrobial Peptides: A Synergistic Approach to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance is already a major global health threat, contributing to nearly 5 million deaths annually. The rise of multidrug-resistant pathogens has made many infections increasingly difficult to treat. This growing threat has driven the search for alternative therapeutic approaches. Am...

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Main Author: Corina Ciobanasu
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/14/4/414
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description Antimicrobial resistance is already a major global health threat, contributing to nearly 5 million deaths annually. The rise of multidrug-resistant pathogens has made many infections increasingly difficult to treat. This growing threat has driven the search for alternative therapeutic approaches. Among the most promising candidates are bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which offer unique mechanisms of action, potential synergistic effects, and the ability to bypass conventional resistance pathways. This review summarizes the current research on synergistic effects of BEVs and AMPs to overcome antimicrobial resistance.
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spelling doaj-art-b4d852547a9847578e8cc20a7e5be8dc2025-08-20T02:17:19ZengMDPI AGAntibiotics2079-63822025-04-0114441410.3390/antibiotics14040414Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and Antimicrobial Peptides: A Synergistic Approach to Overcome Antimicrobial ResistanceCorina Ciobanasu0Department of Exact and Natural Sciences, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Alexandru I. Cuza University, Bulevardul Carol I, Nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, RomaniaAntimicrobial resistance is already a major global health threat, contributing to nearly 5 million deaths annually. The rise of multidrug-resistant pathogens has made many infections increasingly difficult to treat. This growing threat has driven the search for alternative therapeutic approaches. Among the most promising candidates are bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which offer unique mechanisms of action, potential synergistic effects, and the ability to bypass conventional resistance pathways. This review summarizes the current research on synergistic effects of BEVs and AMPs to overcome antimicrobial resistance.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/14/4/414AMP-based therapeuticsantimicrobial peptidesantimicrobial resistancebacterial extracellular vesiclescombinatory therapymultidrug-resistant pathogens
spellingShingle Corina Ciobanasu
Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and Antimicrobial Peptides: A Synergistic Approach to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance
Antibiotics
AMP-based therapeutics
antimicrobial peptides
antimicrobial resistance
bacterial extracellular vesicles
combinatory therapy
multidrug-resistant pathogens
title Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and Antimicrobial Peptides: A Synergistic Approach to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance
title_full Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and Antimicrobial Peptides: A Synergistic Approach to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance
title_fullStr Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and Antimicrobial Peptides: A Synergistic Approach to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance
title_full_unstemmed Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and Antimicrobial Peptides: A Synergistic Approach to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance
title_short Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and Antimicrobial Peptides: A Synergistic Approach to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance
title_sort bacterial extracellular vesicles and antimicrobial peptides a synergistic approach to overcome antimicrobial resistance
topic AMP-based therapeutics
antimicrobial peptides
antimicrobial resistance
bacterial extracellular vesicles
combinatory therapy
multidrug-resistant pathogens
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/14/4/414
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