Search Results - "Gharaibeh, Dima"
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A potent Lassa virus antiviral targets an arenavirus virulence determinant
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-12-2018)“…Arenaviruses are a significant cause of hemorrhagic fever, an often-fatal disease for which there is no approved antiviral therapy. Lassa fever in particular…”
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Identification of a coumarin-based antihistamine-like small molecule as an anti-filoviral entry inhibitor
Published in Antiviral research (01-09-2017)“…Filoviruses, consisting of Ebola virus, Marburg virus and Cuevavirus, cause severe hemorrhagic fevers in humans with high mortality rates up to 90%. Currently,…”
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Lead optimization of an acylhydrazone scaffold possessing antiviral activity against Lassa virus
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-11-2013)“…SAR analysis and optimization of an acylhydrazone-linked scaffold for potential treatment of arenavirus derived hemorrhagic fever. Previously we reported the…”
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Identification of agents effective against multiple toxins and viruses by host-oriented cell targeting
Published in Scientific reports (27-08-2015)“…A longstanding and still-increasing threat to the effective treatment of infectious diseases is resistance to antimicrobial countermeasures. Potentially, the…”
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SAR analysis of a series of acylthiourea derivatives possessing broad-spectrum antiviral activity
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-07-2012)“…The SAR study of an acylthiourea scaffold capable of broad-spectrum antiviral activity is reported. A series of acylthiourea derivatives were designed,…”
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Discovery and optimization of potent broad-spectrum arenavirus inhibitors derived from benzimidazole
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-02-2013)“…A chemically diverse library of about 400,000 small molecules was screened for antiviral activity against lentiviral pseudotypes with the Lassa virus envelope…”
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Development of monoclonal antibody-based assays for the detection of Vibrio tubiashii zinc-metalloprotease (VtpA)
Published in Journal of microbiological methods (01-08-2013)“…Vibrio tubiashii has been linked to disease outbreaks in molluscan species, including oysters, geoducks, and clams. In particular, oyster hatcheries in the…”
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Discovery and optimization of potent broad-spectrum arenavirus inhibitors derived from benzimidazole and related heterocycles
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-02-2013)“…Modifications to the core scaffold of broad-spectrum arenavirus inhibitors. A series of potent arenavirus inhibitors sharing a benzimidazole core were…”
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Anti-Ebola Activity of Diazachrysene Small Molecules
Published in ACS infectious diseases (12-06-2015)“…Herein we report on a diazachrysene class of small molecules that exhibit potent antiviral activity against the Ebola (EBOV) virus. The antiviral compounds are…”
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Development of a quantitative real-time PCR assay for detection of Vibrio tubiashii targeting the metalloprotease gene
Published in Journal of microbiological methods (01-03-2009)“…Vibrio tubiashii has recently re-emerged as a pathogen of bivalve larvae, causing a marked increase in the mortality of these species within shellfish rearing…”
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Virulence of metalloproteases produced by Vibrio species on Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas larvae
Published in Diseases of aquatic organisms (10-06-2009)“…Vibrio tubiashii, a pathogen of shellfish larvae and juveniles, produces several extracellular products. Here, we document that culture supernatants of several…”
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Discovery of Novel Small-Molecule Inhibitors of LIM Domain Kinase for Inhibiting HIV-1
Published in Journal of virology (01-07-2017)“…A dynamic actin cytoskeleton is necessary for viral entry, intracellular migration, and virion release. For HIV-1 infection, during entry, the virus triggers…”
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Retrovirus-Based Surrogate Systems for BSL-2 High-Throughput Screening of Antivirals Targeting BSL-3/4 Hemorrhagic Fever-Causing Viruses
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (2018)“…The majority of viruses causing hemorrhagic fever in humans are Risk Group 3 or 4 pathogens and, therefore, can only be handled in biosafety level 3 or 4…”
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Bithionol blocks pathogenicity of bacterial toxins, ricin and Zika virus
Published in Scientific reports (30-09-2016)“…Diverse pathogenic agents often utilize overlapping host networks and hub proteins within these networks represent attractive targets for broad-spectrum drugs…”
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Lateral-flow immunoassay for detecting drug-induced inhibition of mitochondrial DNA replication and mtDNA-encoded protein synthesis
Published in Journal of immunological methods (31-03-2009)“…Drug-induced mitochondrial toxicity can occur as a result of inhibition of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication as with certain nucleoside reverse…”
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