Seeking heterocyclic scaffolds as antivirals against dengue virus

S De, B Aamna, R Sahu, S Parida, SK Behera… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dengue is one of the most typical viral infection categorized in the Neglected Tropical
Diseases (NTDs). It is transmitted via the female Aedes aegypti mosquito to humans and …

Drug repurposing: A strategy for discovering inhibitors against emerging viral infections

IJ dos Santos Nascimento… - Current Medicinal …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Viral diseases are responsible for several deaths around the world. Over the
past few years, the world has seen several outbreaks caused by viral diseases that, for a …

Dengue virus: pathogenesis and potential for small molecule inhibitors

N Chauhan, KK Gaur, TR Asuru… - Bioscience reports, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Dengue, caused by dengue virus (DENV), is now endemic in nearly 100 countries and
infection incidence is reported in another 30 countries. Yearly an estimated 400 million …

Structure-based design of antivirals against envelope glycoprotein of dengue virus

MI Anasir, B Ramanathan, CL Poh - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dengue virus (DENV) presents a significant threat to global public health with more than
500,000 hospitalizations and 25,000 deaths annually. Currently, there is no clinically …

Discovery of Acyl-Indole Derivatives as Pan-Serotype Dengue Virus NS4B Inhibitors

B Kesteleyn, D Bardiot, JF Bonfanti… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In the absence of any approved dengue-specific treatment, the discovery and development
of a novel small-molecule antiviral for the prevention or treatment of dengue are critical. We …

The fellowship of privileged scaffolds—One structure to inhibit them all

M Skoreński, M Sieńczyk - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the past few years, the application of privileged structure has emerged as a powerful
approach to the discovery of new biologically active molecules. Privileged structures are …

Anti-dengue therapeutic potential of Tinospora cordifolia and its bioactives

N Singh, SS Yadav - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Dengue is one of the most prevalent mosquito-borne viral
infections. Moreover, due to the absence of appropriate curative and preventive measures …

Discovery of a potent and selective chikungunya virus envelope protein inhibitor through computer-aided drug design

L Battini, DM Fidalgo, DE Álvarez… - ACS Infectious …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The worldwide expansion of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) into tropical and subtropical areas
in the last 15 years has posed a currently unmet need for vaccines and therapeutics. The E2 …

From De Novo Design to Redesign: Harnessing Computational Protein Design for Understanding SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Mechanisms and Developing Therapeutics

AK Padhi, P Kalita, S Maurya, KM Poluri… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The continuous emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants and subvariants serves as
compelling evidence that COVID-19 is an ongoing concern. The swift, well-coordinated …

Targeting a conserved pocket (n-octyl-β-D–glucoside) on the dengue virus envelope protein by small bioactive molecule inhibitors

P Naresh, A Selvaraj, P Shyam Sundar… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Dengue virus enters the cell by receptor-mediated endocytosis followed by a viral envelope
(DENVE) protein-mediated membrane fusion. A small detergent molecule n-octyl-β-D …