Potential use of the cholesterol transfer inhibitor U18666A as an antiviral drug for research on various viral infections

M Assefi, RB Rostami, M Ebrahimi, M Altafi… - Microbial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cholesterol plays critical functions in arranging the biophysical attributes of proteins and
lipids in the plasma membrane. For various viruses, an association with cholesterol for virus …

Potential use of the cholesterol transfer inhibitor U18666A as a potent research tool for the study of cholesterol mechanisms in neurodegenerative disorders

S Yasamineh, FJ Mehrabani, E Derafsh… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Cholesterol is an essential component of mammalian cell membranes and a precursor for
crucial signaling molecules. The brain contains the highest level of cholesterol in the body …

Molecular docking as a tool for the discovery of novel insight about the role of acid sphingomyelinase inhibitors in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

SS Alkafaas, AM Abdallah, MH Hassan, AM Hussien… - BMC public health, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Recently, COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) and its variants, caused> 6 million deaths. Symptoms included respiratory …

Design, synthesis and antiviral evaluation of novel conjugates of the 1, 7, 7‐trimethylbicyclo [2.2. 1] heptane scaffold and saturated N‐heterocycles via 1, 2, 3‐triazole …

AS Sokolova, OI Yarovaya, OI Artyushin… - Archiv der …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A new series of heterocyclic derivatives with a 1, 7, 7‐trimethylbicyclo [2.2. 1] heptane
fragment was designed, synthesised and biologically evaluated. Synthesis of the target …

Investigation of CFTR Function in Human Nasal Epithelial Cells Informs Personalized Medicine

A Pion, E Kavanagh, AT Joynt, KS Raraigh… - American journal of …, 2024 - atsjournals.org
We broaden the clinical versatility of human nasal epithelial (HNE) cells. HNEs were
isolated from 10 participants harboring cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator …

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-ACE2 interaction increases carbohydrate sulfotransferases and reduces N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase by p38 MAPK

S Bhattacharyya, JK Tobacman - Signal Transduction and Targeted …, 2024 - nature.com
Immunostaining in lungs of patients who died with COVID-19 infection showed increased
intensity and distribution of chondroitin sulfate and decline in N-acetylgalactostamine-4 …

Elongation of Very Long-Chain Fatty Acids (ELOVL) in Atopic Dermatitis and the Cutaneous Adverse Effect AGEP of Drugs

M Blaess, R Csuk, T Schätzl… - International journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disease, in particular among infants,
and is characterized, among other things, by a modification in fatty acid and ceramide …

Design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationships of xanthine derivatives as broad-spectrum inhibitors of coronavirus replication

X Chen, X Ding, C Bian, K Wang, X Zheng, H Yan… - Bioorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Illuminated by insights into the hijacking of host cellular metabolism by coronaviruses, we
identified an initial hit compound 7030B-C5, characterized by a xanthine scaffold, via a …

BIOTHERAPIES et VOIE NASALE: développement et application dans la polypose nasosinusienne

M Fieux - 2023 - hal.science
Background: Multiple biologics have been recently suggested as a new treatment for chronic
rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). Currently, only two drugs can be prescribed in …