2024
A kalihinol analog disrupts apicoplast function and vesicular trafficking in P. falciparum malaria
Chahine Z, Abel S, Hollin T, Barnes G, Chung J, Daub M, Renard I, Choi J, Vydyam P, Pal A, Alba-Argomaniz M, Banks C, Kirkwood J, Saraf A, Camino I, Castaneda P, Cuevas M, De Mercado-Arnanz J, Fernandez-Alvaro E, Garcia-Perez A, Ibarz N, Viera-Morilla S, Prudhomme J, Joyner C, Bei A, Florens L, Ben Mamoun C, Vanderwal C, Le Roch K. A kalihinol analog disrupts apicoplast function and vesicular trafficking in P. falciparum malaria. Science 2024, 385: eadm7966. PMID: 39325875, DOI: 10.1126/science.adm7966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimalarialsApicoplastsDisease Models, AnimalDiterpenesDrug ResistanceHumansMalaria, FalciparumMiceMutationPlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsConceptsP. falciparum malariaHumanized mouse modelPlasmodium falciparum</i> strainsIn vivo studiesParasite apicoplastDrug sensitivityTherapeutic profileVesicular traffickingGenomic analysisLipid biogenesisSecretory machineryAsexual replicationGenetic analysisReduced susceptibilityCellular traffickingApicoplast functionStrong efficacyMED6Sexual differentiationHemolytic activityDrug pipelineApicoplastKalihinolTraffickingMalaria
2020
Griffithsin Inhibits Nipah Virus Entry and Fusion and Can Protect Syrian Golden Hamsters From Lethal Nipah Virus Challenge
Lo MK, Spengler JR, Krumpe LRH, Welch SR, Chattopadhyay A, Harmon JR, Coleman-McCray JD, Scholte FEM, Hotard AL, Fuqua JL, Rose JK, Nichol ST, Palmer KE, O’Keefe B, Spiropoulou CF. Griffithsin Inhibits Nipah Virus Entry and Fusion and Can Protect Syrian Golden Hamsters From Lethal Nipah Virus Challenge. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 221: s480-s492. PMID: 32037447, PMCID: PMC7199786, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyrian golden hamstersGolden hamstersSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusHuman immunodeficiency virus-1Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusHepatitis C virusPathogenic zoonotic paramyxovirusImmunodeficiency virus-1Japanese encephalitis virusProphylactic evaluationC virusVirus challengeNiV infectionFatal encephalitisRespiratory diseaseSignificant protectionEncephalitis virusAntiviral activityZoonotic paramyxovirusVirus entrySyncytium formationGreater potencyVirus 1Nipah virusBroad-spectrum activity
2018
A recombinant virus vaccine that protects against both Chikungunya and Zika virus infections
Chattopadhyay A, Aguilar PV, Bopp NE, Yarovinsky TO, Weaver SC, Rose JK. A recombinant virus vaccine that protects against both Chikungunya and Zika virus infections. Vaccine 2018, 36: 3894-3900. PMID: 29807712, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya virusZika virusA129 miceVesicular stomatitis virusChimeric vesicular stomatitis virusZika virus infectionWild-type miceSingle-dose vaccineRecombinant virus vaccineCo-circulating virusesLicensed vaccineSingle vaccinationZIKV infectionAntibody responsePandemic proportionsVirus vaccineVirus infectionAnimal modelsExperimental vaccinesVaccineMiceInfectionInvasive mosquito vectorsVSV glycoproteinVirus
2016
Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-based dengue-2 vaccine candidate induces humoral response and protects mice against lethal infection
Lauretti F, Chattopadhyay A, de Oliveira França RF, Castro-Jorge L, Rose J, da Fonseca BA. Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-based dengue-2 vaccine candidate induces humoral response and protects mice against lethal infection. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2016, 12: 2327-2333. PMID: 27185081, PMCID: PMC5027729, DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2016.1183857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine candidatesBALB/c miceImportant arbovirus diseaseCellular immune responsesDENV-2 infectionDengue-2 virusDENV vaccineHemorrhagic casesVSV virusesSubcutaneous routeHumoral responseC miceClinical trialsLethal infectionImmune responseDENV-2Vaccine vectorControl groupVirus expressionVaccineE expressionMiceFirst inoculationLethal dosesChallenge experiments
2013
Single-dose replication-defective VSV-based Nipah virus vaccines provide protection from lethal challenge in Syrian hamsters
Lo MK, Bird BH, Chattopadhyay A, Drew CP, Martin BE, Coleman JD, Rose JK, Nichol ST, Spiropoulou CF. Single-dose replication-defective VSV-based Nipah virus vaccines provide protection from lethal challenge in Syrian hamsters. Antiviral Research 2013, 101: 26-29. PMID: 24184127, PMCID: PMC3874889, DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatal human encephalitisSingle-dose protectionReplication-defective vesicular stomatitis virusSafety profileLethal challengeSingle doseVirus vaccineEnhanced safety profileHuman encephalitisVaccine vectorVesicular stomatitis virusSyrian hamstersNiV fusionNipah virusBat reservoirsStomatitis virusAttachment glycoproteinHamstersVirusEncephalitisVaccineDose
2012
A Chimeric Vesiculo/Alphavirus Is an Effective Alphavirus Vaccine
Chattopadhyay A, Wang E, Seymour R, Weaver SC, Rose JK. A Chimeric Vesiculo/Alphavirus Is an Effective Alphavirus Vaccine. Journal Of Virology 2012, 87: 395-402. PMID: 23077320, PMCID: PMC3536361, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01860-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya virusVesicular stomatitis virusChimeric vesicular stomatitis virusAlphavirus vaccinesCellular immune responsesAlphavirus chikungunya virusMosquito-transmitted alphavirusCHIKV glycoproteinsCHIKV infectionCHIKV vaccineLicensed vaccineSingle doseWorldwide epidemicChikungunya feverImmune responseExperimental vaccinesAlphavirus infectionMultiple recent outbreaksVaccineHigh titersChimeric virusesSerious human diseasesVSV glycoproteinVirusRecent outbreak