Exploring the Potency of Antiviral Marine Alkaloids Against Japanese encephalitis and Ebola virus: A Computational-Based Assessment for Drug Repurposing Applications DOI Creative Commons
Sajid Ali

International Journal of experimental research and review, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 37, С. 149 - 158

Опубликована: Март 30, 2024

In the twenty-first century, there have been a number of outbreaks, beginning with dengue, swine flu, Nipah, Ebola, chikungunya, and Zika, which were continuously outbreaks in some specific regions. The mosquito-transmitted flavivirus Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus, similar to dengue fever West Nile viruses, negative-single-stranded Ebola virus (EBOV) are two most emerging WHO's most-prioritized diseases. Natural products always served as an alternative mainstream drugs emergencies. Thus, due their excellent antiviral activity, present study focused on marine alkaloids assessed potency against JE EBOV viruses. Using various bioinformatics tools, we selected 60 different for anti-JE activity RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (PDB ID: 4HDG), NS3-helicase 2Z83), NS5-protease 4K6M), well anti-EBOV efficacy targeting nucleoprotein 4Z9P), viral protein 24 4M0Q), 40 3TCQ). Based previous records combined molecular docking scores, physicochemical, toxicity, pharmacokinetic, drug-ability profiles, researchers concluded that manzamines A, F, X 6-deoxymanzamine 8-hydroxymanzamine may be best among all candidates EV infection control. summary, exhibit need explored more bioactive drug discovery, where tools cost-effective, resource-efficient, time-saving platform than traditional discovery modules locate lead used medicine health conditions.

Язык: Английский

The evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic DOI Creative Commons

Yuanfang Si,

Weidong Wu, Xia Xue

и другие.

PeerJ, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11, С. e15990 - e15990

Опубликована: Сен. 7, 2023

Scientists have made great efforts to understand the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) provide crucial information public health experts on strategies control this viral pathogen. The pandemic coronavirus disease that began in 2019, COVID-19, lasted nearly three years, and all countries set different epidemic prevention policies for virus. continuous alters its pathogenicity infectivity human hosts, thus policy treatments been continually adjusted. Based our previous study dynamics binding ability prediction between COVID-19 spike protein ACE2, present mined over 10 million sequences epidemiological data during 2020-2022 evolutionary path SARS-CoV-2. We analyzed predicted mutation rates whole genome main proteins from populations adaptive relationship humans COVID-19. Our identified a correlation each various populations. Overall, analysis provides scientific basis developing data-driven confront pathogens.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring dose–response relationships in Aedes aegypti survival upon bacteria and arbovirus infection DOI

Mariana Maraschin,

Octávio A. C. Talyuli,

Clara Luíza Rulff da Costa

и другие.

Journal of Insect Physiology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 151, С. 104573 - 104573

Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Evolution of a cis -Acting SNP That Controls Type VI Secretion in Vibrio cholerae DOI Creative Commons
Siu Lung Ng,

Sophia Kammann,

Gabi Steinbach

и другие.

mBio, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13(3)

Опубликована: Май 23, 2022

Mutations in regulatory mechanisms that control gene expression contribute to phenotypic diversity and thus facilitate the adaptation of microbes other organisms new niches. Comparative genomics can be used infer rewiring architecture based on large effect mutations like loss or acquisition transcription factors but may insufficient identify small changes noncoding, intergenic DNA sequence elements drive divergence. In human-derived Vibrio cholerae, response distinct chemical cues triggers production multiple regulate type VI secretion system (T6), a broadly distributed weapon for interbacterial competition. However, date, signaling network remains poorly understood because no element has been identified major T6 locus. Here we conserved

Язык: Английский

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Single-cell transcriptome analysis illuminating the characteristics of species-specific innate immune responses against viral infections DOI Creative Commons
Hirofumi Aso, Jumpei Ito, Haruka Ozaki

и другие.

GigaScience, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12

Опубликована: Дек. 28, 2022

Abstract Background Bats harbor various viruses without severe symptoms and act as their natural reservoirs. The tolerance of bats against viral infections is assumed to originate from the uniqueness immune system. However, how responses vary between primates remains unclear. Here, we characterized differences in by peripheral blood mononuclear cells pathogenic stimuli (humans, chimpanzees, macaques) (Egyptian fruit bats) using single-cell RNA sequencing. Results We show that induction patterns key cytosolic DNA/RNA sensors antiviral genes differed bats. A novel subset monocytes induced specifically was identified. Furthermore, robustly respond DNA virus infection even though major are dampened Conclusions Overall, our data suggest substantially different bats, presumably underlying difference pathogenicity among mammalian species tested.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Potency of Antiviral Marine Alkaloids Against Japanese encephalitis and Ebola virus: A Computational-Based Assessment for Drug Repurposing Applications DOI Creative Commons
Sajid Ali

International Journal of experimental research and review, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 37, С. 149 - 158

Опубликована: Март 30, 2024

In the twenty-first century, there have been a number of outbreaks, beginning with dengue, swine flu, Nipah, Ebola, chikungunya, and Zika, which were continuously outbreaks in some specific regions. The mosquito-transmitted flavivirus Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus, similar to dengue fever West Nile viruses, negative-single-stranded Ebola virus (EBOV) are two most emerging WHO's most-prioritized diseases. Natural products always served as an alternative mainstream drugs emergencies. Thus, due their excellent antiviral activity, present study focused on marine alkaloids assessed potency against JE EBOV viruses. Using various bioinformatics tools, we selected 60 different for anti-JE activity RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (PDB ID: 4HDG), NS3-helicase 2Z83), NS5-protease 4K6M), well anti-EBOV efficacy targeting nucleoprotein 4Z9P), viral protein 24 4M0Q), 40 3TCQ). Based previous records combined molecular docking scores, physicochemical, toxicity, pharmacokinetic, drug-ability profiles, researchers concluded that manzamines A, F, X 6-deoxymanzamine 8-hydroxymanzamine may be best among all candidates EV infection control. summary, exhibit need explored more bioactive drug discovery, where tools cost-effective, resource-efficient, time-saving platform than traditional discovery modules locate lead used medicine health conditions.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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