Approaches to advance drug discovery for neglected tropical diseases

LLG Ferreira, J de Moraes, AD Andricopulo - Drug Discovery Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which include leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, human
African trypanosomiasis (HAT), and schistosomiasis, remain public health problems in …

Therapeutic potential of inhibiting histone 3 lysine 27 demethylases: a review of the literature

J Abu-Hanna, JA Patel, E Anastasakis, R Cohen… - Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Histone 3 lysine 27 (H3K27) demethylation constitutes an important epigenetic
mechanism of gene activation. It is mediated by the Jumonji C domain-containing lysine …

Inhibition of Histone H3 Lysine-27 Demethylase Activity Relieves Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms via Repression of IL6 Transcription in Macrophages

Z Zhao, Y Zhang, D Gao, Y Zhang, W Han… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) occurs in about 5 per 1,000 people and can lead to severe joint
damage and disability. However, the knowledge of pathogenesis and treatment for RA …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-schistosomal activities of quinoxaline-containing compounds: From hit identification to lead optimisation

G Padalino, N El-Sakkary, LJ Liu, C Liu… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis is a neglected disease of poverty that is caused by infection with blood fluke
species contained within the genus Schistosoma. For the last 40 years, control of …

From drugs to targets: Reverse engineering the virtual screening process on a proteomic scale

G Schottlender, JM Prieto, MC Palumbo… - Frontiers in Drug …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Phenotypic screening is a powerful technique that allowed the discovery of antimicrobials to
fight infectious diseases considered deadly less than a century ago. In high throughput …

Long non-coding RNA levels can be modulated by 5-azacytidine in Schistosoma mansoni

MS Amaral, LF Maciel, GO Silveira, GGO Olberg… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Schistosoma mansoni is a flatworm that causes schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical
disease that affects more than 200 million people worldwide. There is only one drug …

Integrating diverse layers of omic data to identify novel drug targets in Listeria monocytogenes

M Palumbo, E Sosa, F Castello… - Frontiers in Drug …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is a Gram-positive bacillus responsible for listeriosis in
humans. Listeriosis has become a major foodborne illness in recent years. This illness is …

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 …

Analysis of the Physicochemical Properties of Anti-Schistosomal Compounds to Identify Next-Generation Leads

D González Cabrera, J Keiser… - ACS Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
To investigate the physicochemical properties of anti-schistosomal compounds reported
between 2008 and 2023, a simple but extensive literature scrutiny was conducted …

[HTML][HTML] How much epigenetics and quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping tell us about parasitism maintenance and resistance/susceptibility to hosts

AM Prado, BMC Maia, MT Ueta, FJ Cabral - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2021 - Elsevier
Interactions between the environment, parasites, vectors, and/or intermediate hosts are
complex and involve several factors that define the success or failure of an infection. Among …