2017
Activation of COX-2/PGE2 Promotes Sapovirus Replication via the Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Production
Alfajaro M, Choi J, Kim D, Seo J, Kim J, Park J, Soliman M, Baek Y, Cho E, Kwon J, Kwon H, Park S, Lee W, Kang M, Hosmillo M, Goodfellow I, Cho K. Activation of COX-2/PGE2 Promotes Sapovirus Replication via the Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Production. Journal Of Virology 2017, 91: 10.1128/jvi.01656-16. PMID: 27881647, PMCID: PMC5244346, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01656-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOX/PGENonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsAnti-inflammatory drugsCOX-2Sapovirus infectionAcute gastroenteritisProstaglandin ECOX-1/2 inhibitor indomethacinAntiviral effector mechanismsCOX-2 specific inhibitor NS-398Severe acute gastroenteritisCOX-1 levelsInhibitor NS-398New targetsNitric oxide synthaseProduction of PGENitric oxide productionCOX-2 mRNASmall interfering RNAsPorcine sapovirusMajor etiological agentPotential new targetsInhibitor indomethacinOxide synthaseEffector mechanisms
2014
Both α2,3- and α2,6-Linked Sialic Acids on O-Linked Glycoproteins Act as Functional Receptors for Porcine Sapovirus
Kim D, Hosmillo M, Alfajaro M, Kim J, Park J, Son K, Ryu E, Sorgeloos F, Kwon H, Park S, Lee W, Cho D, Kwon J, Choi J, Kang M, Goodfellow I, Cho K. Both α2,3- and α2,6-Linked Sialic Acids on O-Linked Glycoproteins Act as Functional Receptors for Porcine Sapovirus. PLOS Pathogens 2014, 10: e1004172. PMID: 24901849, PMCID: PMC4047124, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHisto-blood group antigensFunctional receptorsSambucus nigra lectinSialic acidGroup antigensTreatment of cellsSynthetic histo-blood group antigensViral attachmentVirus bindingMaackia amurensis lectinPorcine sapovirusVibrio cholerae neuraminidaseRed blood cellsIntestinal tissue sectionsAcute gastroenteritisImportant causeInfectionBlood cellsVirus attachmentReceptorsPSAVSapovirusCellular receptorsTissue sectionsGlycoprotein acts