A genome-scale metabolic model of parasitic whipworm

ÖF Bay, KS Hayes, JM Schwartz, RK Grencis… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Genome-scale metabolic models are widely used to enhance our understanding of
metabolic features of organisms, host-pathogen interactions and to identify therapeutics for …

High-throughput screening of more than 30,000 compounds for anthelmintics against gastrointestinal nematode parasites

MA Elfawal, E Goetz, YM Kim, P Chen… - ACS Infectious …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) are among the most common parasites of humans,
livestock, and companion animals. GIN parasites infect 1–2 billion people worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] Getting around the roundworms: Identifying knowledge gaps and research priorities for the ascarids

AJ Wolstenholme, EC Andersen… - Advances in …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The ascarids are a large group of parasitic nematodes that infect a wide range of animal
species. In humans, they cause neglected diseases of poverty; many animal parasites also …

Discovery of New Broad-Spectrum Anti-Infectives for Eukaryotic Pathogens Using Bioorganometallic Chemistry

Y Lin, H Jung, CA Bulman, J Ng, R Vinck… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Drug resistance observed with many anti-infectives clearly highlights the need for new broad-
spectrum agents to treat especially neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) caused by eukaryotic …

Potent anticancer effect of the natural steroidal saponin gracillin is produced by inhibiting glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation-mediated bioenergetics

HY Min, H Pei, SY Hyun, HJ Boo, HJ Jang, J Cho… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Metabolic rewiring to utilize aerobic glycolysis is a hallmark of cancer. However, recent
findings suggest the role of mitochondria in energy generation in cancer cells and the …

Identification of enzymes that have helminth-specific active sites and are required for Rhodoquinone-dependent metabolism as targets for new anthelmintics

MJ Lautens, JH Tan, X Serrat… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Soil transmitted helminths (STHs) are major human pathogens that infect over a billion
people. Resistance to current anthelmintics is rising and new drugs are needed. Here we …

Multivariate chemogenomic screening prioritizes new macrofilaricidal leads

NJ Wheeler, KT Ryan, KJ Gallo, CR Henthorn… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Development of direct acting macrofilaricides for the treatment of human filariases is
hampered by limitations in screening throughput imposed by the parasite life cycle. In vitro …

An integrated approach to identify new anti-filarial leads to treat river blindness, a neglected tropical disease

R Tyagi, CA Bulman, F Cho-Ngwa, C Fischer… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Filarial worms cause multiple debilitating diseases in millions of people worldwide, including
river blindness. Currently available drugs reduce transmission by killing larvae …

Antifungal and Antiparasitic Activities of Metallocene-Containing Fluconazole Derivatives

Y Lin, G Scalese, CA Bulman, R Vinck… - ACS Infectious …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The search for new anti-infectives based on metal complexes is gaining momentum. Among
the different options taken by researchers, the one involving the use of organometallic …

The identification of small molecule inhibitors with anthelmintic activities that target conserved proteins among ruminant gastrointestinal nematodes

H Jung, D Zarlenga, JC Martin, P Geldhof… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infections are a major concern for the ruminant industry
worldwide and result in significant production losses. Naturally occurring polyparasitism and …