2011
Drug Repositioning and Pharmacophore Identification in the Discovery of Hookworm MIF Inhibitors
Cho Y, Vermeire JJ, Merkel JS, Leng L, Du X, Bucala R, Cappello M, Lolis E. Drug Repositioning and Pharmacophore Identification in the Discovery of Hookworm MIF Inhibitors. Cell Chemical Biology 2011, 18: 1089-1101. PMID: 21944748, PMCID: PMC3294498, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2011.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAncylostomatoideaAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalBinding SitesCatalytic DomainCrystallography, X-RayDiureticsDrug RepositioningFurosemideHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHookworm InfectionsHumansKineticsMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMeclofenamic AcidSmall Molecule LibrariesConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorAnti-inflammatory drugsIntestinal nematode parasitesSodium meclofenamateHigh-throughput screenMIF inhibitorsAnimal modelsTherapeutic efficacyBioactive compound librariesInhibitory factorHookworm diseaseDiuretic activityPartial protectionTautomerase activityFurosemideDiseaseDrugsFDADrug repositioningSubmicromolar inhibitionInhibitorsNew pharmacophoreDiuretics
2010
AV411 (Ibudilast) and AV1013 are non-competitive inhibitors of macrophage migration inhibitory factor: a novel induced-fit allosteric inhibition mechanism (133.11)
Cho Y, Crichlow G, Vermeire J, Leng L, Du X, Hodsdon M, Bucala R, Cappello M, Gross M, Gaeta F, Johnson K, Lolis E. AV411 (Ibudilast) and AV1013 are non-competitive inhibitors of macrophage migration inhibitory factor: a novel induced-fit allosteric inhibition mechanism (133.11). The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 184: 133.11-133.11. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.184.supp.133.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMigration inhibitory factorInhibitory factorPro-inflammatory proteinsAnti-inflammatory activityAnti-inflammatory drugsNon-selective inhibitorPDE inhibitor rolipramNeuropathic painOpioid withdrawalBronchial asthmaOcular indicationsGlial cellsNon-competitive inhibitorPossible therapeuticsInhibitor rolipramChemotactic functionAV411Tautomerase activityInhibitorsAllosteric binding siteIsobutylmethylxanthineTreatmentAsthmaPain