Synthesis, characterization, proteolytic activity inhibition, ADMET prediction, and molecular docking studies of novel indole derivatives as potential SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitors DOI
Abdelali Chihab, Nabil El Brahmi, Abdelmoula El Abbouchi

et al.

Journal of Molecular Structure, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1323, P. 140707 - 140707

Published: Nov. 10, 2024

Language: Английский

RNA: The most attractive target in recent viral diseases DOI
Amgad M. Rabie

Chemical Biology & Drug Design, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 103(1)

Published: Dec. 13, 2023

Abstract As an expert in the field of drug design and discovery, I tried, this up‐to‐date perspective or commentary article, to recap shed light on previous latest revolutionary strategies employed medicinal therapeutic chemistry target principal viral weapon used by virulent RNA viruses (e.g., severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 “SARS‐CoV‐2”) infect humans spread infections, genomic strands. These act taking advantage weakness points attractive bioweapon disable attack it (itself), accordingly stop entire reproduction, effectively end microbial infections such as disease 2019 (COVID‐19). The generation respective slightly falsely‐weaved strands, either endogenously exogenously, is key for designing most these approaches.

Language: Английский

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Leveraging an epidemic to establish vaccine clinical trial capacity in a low resource setting: the Ugandan experience DOI Creative Commons

Winters Muttamba,

Alhassane Touré,

Misaki Wayengera

et al.

Trials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 26(1)

Published: March 24, 2025

Pandemics have increasingly become more frequent. Globally, between 1970 and 2016, a total of over 1770 disease outbreaks 38 known two unknown causes were reported. Vaccines are key medical countermeasure for most these outbreaks, however, developed tested outside Sub-Saharan Africa. There is underrepresentation Africa in vaccine clinical trials. This attributed to poor visibility existing sites, limited infrastructure unpredictable regulatory timelines, lack capacity basic science research. We draw on lessons from an Ebola outbreak Uganda suggest factors establishing trial site low resource setting. The trained staff, availability adaptation generic protocols, establishment cold chain storage facilities, south-south collaborations, in-country stewardship, close collaboration with ethical bodies. African institutions could capitalise the epidemics accompanying responses build trials position themselves take part global

Language: Английский

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Targeting Conserved Regions of the SARS-CoV-2 Polymerase (RdRp) with Kinase Inhibitors as an Effective New Tactic for Discovering Dual-Action "Antiviral─Antiinflammatory" Drugs against COVID-19 DOI
Amgad M. Rabie,

Meriem Khedraoui,

Samir Chtita

et al.

Computational Biology and Chemistry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 108454 - 108454

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Structure-based evaluation of the envelope domain III–nonstructural protein 1 (EDIII-NS1) fusion as a dengue virus vaccine candidate DOI
M Mahmoudian Shoushtari, Elham Rismani, Mostafa Salehi‐Vaziri

et al.

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 19

Published: Feb. 6, 2024

The lack of effective medicines or vaccines, combined with climate change and other environmental factors, annually subjects a significant proportion the world's inhabitants to risk dengue virus (DENV) infection. These conditions increase likelihood exposure mosquito-borne diseases such as fever. Hence, many research approaches tend develop efficient vaccine candidates against virus. Therefore, we used immunoinformatics bioinformatics design construction for developing candidate serotypes. In this study, in silico structure, containing non-structural protein 1 region (NS1) (consensus epitope), envelope domain III (EDIII) structural part construction, bc-loop II (EDII) neutralizing protected epitope, were employed. We utilized tools enhance immunogenicity effectiveness candidates. Evaluations included refining validating physicochemical characteristics, B T-cell epitopes, homology modeling, three-dimensional structure assess designed vaccine's quality. results tertiary prediction validation revealed high-quality modeling all constructs. Additionally, instructed model demonstrated stability throughout molecular dynamics simulation. immune simulation suggested that titers IgG IgM could be raised desirable values following injection into vivo models. It can concluded construct effectively induce humoral cellular immunity proposed four

Language: Английский

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The Isoquinoline Derivative "CYNOVID" as a Prospective Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Agent: An Expanded Investigative Computational Study DOI Creative Commons
Amgad M. Rabie, Imane Yamari, Samir Chtita

et al.

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100214 - 100214

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Application and Development of Targeted Fishing Technology in Natural Product Screening - A Simple Minireview DOI
Yingying Su, Weiping Wang, Ying Wang

et al.

Current Pharmaceutical Analysis, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(4), P. 231 - 240

Published: April 1, 2024

Background: The screening of active ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine is an important task the modernization medicine, and commonly used analytical means past were mainly to screen extracts through pharmacological experiments, but method has major defects. target fishing strategy provides a new idea for ingredients, it rapidly become hot research direction, there are many methods that need be summarized aggregated. Objective: It aims provide readers with understanding achievements, developments, dilemmas techniques over few years ideas subsequent research. Methods: Research articles recent using as entry point basis summarize types literature based on their principles characteristics discuss advantages disadvantages each method. Conclusion: This paper summarizes classification development such ultrafiltration, equilibrium dialysis, cell membrane chromatography, immobilization molecules describes these methods. applications summarized, problems solutions discussed.

Language: Английский

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Comparison of effectiveness and safety of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir versus sotrovimab for COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis DOI
Behnam Amani, Bahman Amani

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(7), P. 547 - 555

Published: March 8, 2024

Background This study aims to compare the effectiveness and safety of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) sotrovimab for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Language: Английский

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Effectiveness of azvudine against severe outcomes among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Xinjiang, China: a single-center, retrospective, matched cohort study DOI

Abiden Kapar,

Songsong Xie, Zihao Guo

et al.

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(7), P. 569 - 577

Published: June 1, 2024

Since the end of 2022, Azvudine was widely used to treat hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in China. However, data on real-world effectiveness against severe outcomes and post-COVID-19-conditions (PCC) among infected by acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variants limited. This study evaluates COVID-19 during a SARS-CoV-2 BA.5 dominance period.

Language: Английский

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Healthcare professionals’ understanding and perception of drug-related issues linked to off-label pharmacological medications used for COVID-19 DOI
Muhammad Zeeshan Munir, Amer Hayat Khan, Tahir Mehmood Khan

et al.

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(6), P. 487 - 493

Published: Jan. 24, 2024

Background To evaluate the opinions of healthcare workers regarding drug therapy problems linked to anti-infective medicines used for treatment COVID-19 infection in Pakistan.

Language: Английский

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Effectiveness of recently-approved oral antiviral medications on the outcome of patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and pre–existing chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases DOI

Bo-Wen Shiau,

Wan‐Hsuan Hsu, Ya‐Wen Tsai

et al.

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(11), P. 977 - 985

Published: May 4, 2024

Objectives This study assessed the effectiveness of oral antiviral agents nirmatrelvir – ritonavir (NMV-r) and molnupiravir (MOV) for treating mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with COPD.

Language: Английский

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