2013
Peroxiredoxin-1 from the Human Hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum Forms a Stable Oxidized Decamer and Is Covalently Inhibited by Conoidin A
Nguyen JB, Pool CD, Wong CY, Treger RS, Williams DL, Cappello M, Lea WA, Simeonov A, Vermeire JJ, Modis Y. Peroxiredoxin-1 from the Human Hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum Forms a Stable Oxidized Decamer and Is Covalently Inhibited by Conoidin A. Cell Chemical Biology 2013, 20: 991-1001. PMID: 23891152, PMCID: PMC3755041, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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