Navigating the complex landscape of ebola infection treatment: A review of emerging pharmacological approaches

F Almeida-Pinto, R Pinto, J Rocha - Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2024 - Springer
In 1976 Ebola revealed itself to the world, marking the beginning of a series of localized
outbreaks. However, it was the Ebola outbreak that began in 2013 that incited fear and …

Neutralizing antibodies to block viral entry and for identification of entry inhibitors

EH Tam, Y Peng, MXY Cheah, C Yan, T Xiao - Antiviral Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) are naturally produced by our immune system to combat viral
infections. Clinically, neutralizing antibodies with potent efficacy and high specificity have …

Discovery of Thiophene Derivatives as Potent, Orally Bioavailable, and Blood–Brain Barrier-Permeable Ebola Virus Entry Inhibitors

M Morales-Tenorio, F Lasala… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The endemic nature of the Ebola virus disease in Africa underscores the need for
prophylactic and therapeutic drugs that are affordable and easy to administer. Through a …

Oral administration of obeldesivir protects nonhuman primates against Sudan ebolavirus

RW Cross, C Woolsey, VC Chu, D Babusis… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Obeldesivir (ODV, GS-5245) is an orally administered prodrug of the parent nucleoside of
remdesivir (RDV) and is presently in phase 3 trials for COVID-19 treatment. In this work, we …

Fc‐FcγR interactions during infections: From neutralizing antibodies to antibody‐dependent enhancement

JE Edgar, S Bournazos - Immunological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in antibody technologies have resulted in the development of potent antibody‐
based therapeutics with proven clinical efficacy against infectious diseases. Several …

[HTML][HTML] Nonstandard finite difference schemes for some epidemic optimal control problems

AJO Tassé, VB Kubalasa, B Tsanou, MS Jean - … and Computers in …, 2025 - Elsevier
We construct and analyse nonstandard finite difference (NSFD) schemes for two epidemic
optimal control problems. Firstly, we consider the well-known MSEIR system that can be …

Discovery of Nanosota-EB1 and-EB2 as Novel Nanobody Inhibitors Against Ebola Virus Infection

F Bu, G Ye, K Morsheimer, A Mendoza… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The Ebola filovirus (EBOV) poses a serious threat to global health and national security.
Nanobodies, a type of single-domain antibody, have demonstrated promising therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Ebola Virus Disease

CM Hollingshead, HM Swinkels - StatPearls [Internet], 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Identify the etiology and pathogenesis of Ebola-related medical conditions and
emergencies. Identify risk factors for Ebola virus disease. Select appropriate therapies for …

Design and characterization of protective pan-ebolavirus and pan-filovirus bispecific antibodies

AS Wirchnianski, EK Nyakatura, AS Herbert… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are an important class of antiviral therapeutics. MAbs are
highly selective, well tolerated, and have long in vivo half-life as well as the capacity to …

Ebola virus-induced eye sequelae: a murine model for evaluating glycoprotein-targeting therapeutics

HN Lee, B Xu, AP Lewkowicz, K Engel… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors experience ocular sequelae including
retinal lesions, cataracts, and vision loss. While monoclonal antibodies targeting the Ebola …