Overview on chikungunya virus infection: from epidemiology to state-of-the-art experimental models

LEC Constant, BF Rajsfus, PH Carneiro… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is currently one of the most relevant arboviruses to public
health. It is a member of the Togaviridae family and alphavirus genus and causes an …

Repurposing drugs targeting epidemic viruses

V Namasivayam, S Palaniappan, M Vanangamudi - Drug Discovery Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Drug repurposing is a powerful strategy for discovering new indications for drugs
that are used in various clinical applications.•The repurposing drugs approach reduces the …

Characterization of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from Chikungunya virus and discovery of a novel ligand as a potential drug candidate

MCLC Freire, LGM Basso, LFS Mendes… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is the causative agent of Chikungunya fever, an acute febrile
and arthritogenic illness with no effective treatments available. The development of effective …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposing potential of rimantadine hydrochloride and development of a promising platinum (II)-rimantadine metallodrug for the treatment of Chikungunya …

IA Santos, AK dos Santos Pereira, M Guevara-Vega… - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of the patients infected with Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) develop chronic
manifestations characterized by pain and deformity in joints, impacting their quality of life …

Insights into the role of the cobalt (III)-thiosemicarbazone complex as a potential inhibitor of the Chikungunya virus nsP4

DOS Martins, RAC Souza, MCLC Freire… - JBIC Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is the causative agent of chikungunya fever, a disease that can
result in disability. Until now, there is no antiviral treatment against CHIKV, demonstrating …

Triphenylphosphine gold (I) derivatives promote antiviral effects against the Chikungunya virus

RL Aires, IA Santos, JV Fontes, FRG Bergamini… - Metallomics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Herein a systematic series of four [AuLL'] n+ n= 0,+ 1 complexes, where L= 1, 3-bis (mesityl)
imidazole-2-ylidene (IMes), or triphenylphosphine (PPh3), and L'= chloride, or 4 …

Exploring the antiviral activities of the FDA-approved drug sulfadoxine and its derivatives against Chikungunya virus

DOS Martins, UEA Ruiz, IA Santos, IS Oliveira… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Springer
Background Currently, there is no antiviral licensed to treat chikungunya fever, a disease
caused by the infection with Alphavirus chikungunya (CHIKV). Treatment is based on …

In vitro antiviral activity of piperidine alkaloids from Senna spectabilis flowers on Chikungunya virus infection

TR Freitas, RM Novais, IA Santos, DOS Martins… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Springer
Background Chikungunya fever is an endemic disease caused by the Chikungunya virus
(CHIKV). To date there is no antiviral treatment against this infection or licensed vaccine to …

Amantadine mitigates the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of doxorubicin in SH-SY5Y cells and reduces its mutagenicity

S Soares, JT de Sousa, FBM Boaretto, JB da Silva… - Toxicology in Vitro, 2024 - Elsevier
Amantadine (AMA) is a useful drug in neuronal disorders, but few studies have been
performed to access its toxicological profile. Conversely, doxorubicin (Dox) is a well-known …

Antiviral Activity of Pd (II) Complexes with Aminoadamantanes Against Arboviruses

LB Silva, ÁB Cruz, DH Pereira, NM Cassani… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we report the synthesis, structural characterization, and antiviral properties of
palladium (II) complexes with amantadine (atd) and memantine (mtn). Elemental and mass …