Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Asmaa Abo Elgoud Said, Ahmed H. Afifi, Taha F. S. Ali, Mamdouh Nabil Samy, Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen, Mostafa A. Fouad, Eman Zekry Attia
Summary: Chemical investigation of Aptenia cordifolia roots extract resulted in isolation and identification of eight known compounds. The basic ethyl acetate fraction showed high activity against HCV with an IC50 value of 2.4 mu g mL(-1), and some compounds exhibited strong binding to the active site of NS3/4A helicase.
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Desaboini Nageswara Rao, Jacqueto Zephyr, Mina Henes, Elise T. Chan, Ashley N. Matthew, Adam K. Hedger, Hasahn L. Conway, Mohsan Saeed, Alicia Newton, Christos J. Petropoulos, Wei Huang, Nese Kurt Yilmaz, Celia A. Schiffer, Akbar Ali
Summary: By designing and synthesizing compounds with different chemical scaffolds at the P2 and P4 positions, researchers developed pan-genotypic HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitors with excellent antiviral activity and improved drug resistance profiles.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rick Oerlemans, Angel Jonathan Ruiz-Moreno, Yingying Cong, Nilima Dinesh Kumar, Marco A. Velasco-Velazquez, Constantinos G. Neochoritis, Jolanda Smith, Fulvio Reggiori, Matthew R. Groves, Alexander Domling
Summary: The rapid growth of COVID-19 cases leads to increasing deaths and economic paralysis. Drug repurposing is a potential short-term solution, while vaccination is a middle-term solution. Research suggests that the HCV drug boceprevir may be repurposed for COVID-19 and other coronaviral infections.
RSC MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Thitiya Boonma, Bodee Nutho, Nitchakan Darai, Thanyada Rungrotmongkol, Nadtanet Nunthaboot
Summary: A156T mutation in HCV NS3/4A serine protease leads to drug resistance, and the newly approved drugs paritaprevir and glecaprevir exhibit different resistance profiles against this mutation. Molecular dynamics simulations and binding free energy calculations reveal that the binding affinities of paritaprevir and glecaprevir to A156T NS3/4A are significantly reduced compared to their wild-type complexes. The main contributions for the higher resistance of glecaprevir are the weak interactions with specific amino acids in NS3 protein and destabilized protein binding surface.
JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Qing Liu, Ying Wei, Yongjia Hao, Jian Yang, Bowen Pan, Xiaosheng Yang, Ying Zhou, Xia Wang
Summary: In vitro inhibitory activities of four types of Hederagenin derivatives against HIV-1 and HCV NS3/4A proteases were evaluated.
NATURAL PRODUCT COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Shenyou Nie, Jidong Zhao, Xiaowei Wu, Yuan Yao, Fangrui Wu, Yi-Lun Lin, Xin Li, Alexander R. Kneubehl, Megan B. Vogt, Rebecca Rico-Hesse, Yongcheng Song
Summary: A novel series of compounds have been discovered as potent inhibitors of the Zika virus protease, with the most effective ones also showing inhibitory effects on dengue and West Nile virus. The most potent compounds were able to strongly inhibit Zika virus replication in cells.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jun Lin, Li-Yuan Yang, Zhi-Di Pan
Summary: This study aimed to isolate bioactive compounds from the fermentation products of Aspergillus terreus that can inhibit NS3 protease of hepatitis C virus (HCV). The compounds were isolated using various chromatography techniques and their structures were determined through spectroscopic analysis. Two small molecule compounds were identified, including a new benzaldehyde and a compound obtained from microorganisms for the first time. Both compounds showed inhibitory activity against HCV NS3 protease. This study provides a new option for the development of anti-HCV drugs.
CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Marta Celegato, Mattia Sturlese, Vivian Vasconcelos Costa, Marta Trevisan, Angelica SamerLallo Dias, Ingredy Beatriz Souza Passos, Celso Martins Queiroz-Junior, Lorenzo Messa, Annagiulia Favaro, Stefano Moro, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Arianna Loregian, Beatrice Mercorelli
Summary: This study identifies two small molecules with pan-flavivirus antiviral potential through virtual screening of over 1 million compounds. The molecules inhibit the replication of dengue virus, Zika virus, and West Nile virus, and show efficacy in a mouse model of dengue.
Article
Microbiology
Chih-Hung Chuang, Tian-Lu Cheng, Wei-Chun Chen, Yi-Jung Huang, Hsin-Ell Wang, Yen-Chen Lo, Yuan-Chin Hsieh, Wen-Wei Lin, Ya-Ju Hsieh, Chien-Chih Ke, Kang-Chieh Huang, Jin-Ching Lee, Ming-Yii Huang
Summary: The study developed a protease-activatable retention probe for tracking the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3/4A protease. This probe can be detected using positron emission topography (PET) imaging to monitor the distribution and activity of NS3/4A protease.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Muhammad Riaz, Ashfaq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Waqas, Asaad Khalid, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Arif Mahmood, Junjian Hu, Abdul Wadood
Summary: Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is a global health threat, with limited efficiency and tolerance in current therapy, therefore requiring novel medication. NS3/4A protease has been found to be an effective target for HCV treatment. In this study, a data set of reported HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitors was docked and analyzed to identify potential novel chemical structures as inhibitors of HCV NS3/4A. Through a series of computer-based programs and analyses, 12 novel chemical structures were identified and validated as potential inhibitors. These designed structures hold promise for the development of new effective HCV inhibitors.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hui -Hui Gao, Nai-Chang Hou, Xin Gao, Jing-Yang Yuan, Wan-Qing Kong, Chen-Xia Zhang, Zhao Qin, Hua-Min Liu, Xue-De Wang
Summary: In this study, two proanthocyanidins (PAs) with different degrees of polymerization (DP) were extracted from Chinese quince fruits and combined with bovine serum albumin (BSA). The results showed that the complexes formed by PAs and BSA had different secondary structures. Molecular docking studies indicated that hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions were the forces holding the complexes together. The thermal stabilities of PAs were stronger than those of PAs-BSA, and PAs-BSA showed increased antioxidant activity with increasing temperature. Furthermore, PAs-BSA had stronger HCAs inhibition than PAs, suggesting that PAs can be used as natural antioxidants for reducing HCAs in fried foods.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Review
Immunology
Samaa T. T. Gobran, Petronela Ancuta, Naglaa H. H. Shoukry
Summary: Coinfection of HIV and HCV significantly impacts disease progression, leading to higher viral loads and accelerated liver fibrosis progression. While DAA can cure nearly 95% of coinfected individuals, little is known about the effects on immune reconstitution and HIV reservoir.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shivali Sharma, Divya Utreja
Summary: This review provides a comprehensive overview of the synthesis and antiviral activity of different heterocyclic compounds since 2015, emphasizing their importance in preventing and treating infectious diseases and their impact on human health.
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY & DRUG DESIGN
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Gaurav Tripathi, Sheetalnath Rooge, Manisha Yadav, Babu Mathew, Nupur Sharma, Vasundhra Bindal, Hamed Hemati, Jaswinder Singh Maras, Ekta Gupta
Summary: The study found that increased baseline levels of N-acetylspermidine and 2-acetolactate are associated with the likelihood of failure to attain the cure for HCV in HIV-HCV coinfected patients.
FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Paola Zuccala, Tiziana Latronico, Raffaella Marocco, Stefano Savinelli, Serena Vita, Fabio Mengoni, Tiziana Tieghi, Cosmo Borgo, Blerta Kertusha, Anna Carraro, Gabriella D'Ettorre, Vincenzo Vullo, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Grazia Maria Liuzzi, Miriam Lichtner
Summary: The immunological changes after HCV eradication in HCV monoinfected and HIV/HCV coinfected patients in the direct-acting antiviral era are complex and only partially reversed by DAA treatment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Ayat Gamal-AbdelNaser, Waleed S. Mohammed, Mahmoud ElHefnawi, Mohamed AbdAllah, Aisha Elsharkawy, Fat'heya M. Zahran
Summary: Chronic HCV infection is associated with a dysbiotic oral microbiome characterized by an abundance of pathogenic bacteria. Following treatment with DAAs, the oral microbiome shifts towards a composition that is partially similar to both the diseased and healthy states.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohamed B. Hashem, Hedy A. Badary, Noha A. Mahfouz, Shaden Adel, Mohamed Alboraie, Mohamed AbdAllah, Wafaa AlAkel, Ramy Saeed, Islam Ammar, Wael Abdel-Razek, Mohamed Hassany, Gamal Esmat
Summary: This study investigated the reasons for refusal to receive hepatitis C virus treatment in Egypt. The main reason for refusal was concerns about treatment, particularly the fear of adverse events. Other reasons included non-satisfactory experiences at treatment centers and preference for complementary and alternative medicines. The majority of patients trusted the efficacy of direct acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Natalie Wilson, Nicholas McDonald, Bryant Megna, Mohamed Abdallah, Mohammad Bilal
Editorial Material
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Michelle Baliss, Nicholas McDonald, Mohamed Abdallah, Mohammad Bilal
Editorial Material
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Natalie Wilson, Long B. Le, Mohamed Abdallah, Mohammad Bilal
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Mohamed Abdallah, Khalid Ahmed, Daniyal Abbas, Mouhand F. H. Mohamed, Gaurav Suryawanshi, Nicholas Mcdonald, Natalie Wilson, Shifa Umar, Aasma Shaukat, Mohammad Bilal
Summary: CS-EMR has excellent safety profiles for colon polyps, with variable recurrence rates depending on polyp size and histology. Large prospective studies are needed to validate these findings.
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Abdullatif Albaseer, Mohamed Abdallah, Ala Al-Fuqaha, Aiman Erbad
Summary: Federated edge learning (FEEL) is a distributed learning technique for next-generation wireless edge systems. This article presents joint participant selection and bandwidth allocation schemes to address challenges including data heterogeneity and limited wireless resources. Experimental results demonstrate that our proposed scheme improves convergence rate by up to 55% compared to benchmarks.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS MAN CYBERNETICS-SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Abdullatif Mohammed Albaseer, Mohamed Abdallah, Ala Al-Fuqaha, Abegaz Mohammed Seid, Aiman Erbad, Octavia A. Dobre
Summary: Clustered federated multitask learning is proposed for unbalanced and distributed data. A two-phased client selection and scheduling approach is introduced to improve convergence speed. Extensive simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms in reducing training time and improving convergence speed.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORK AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Noora Mohammed Al-Maslamani, Mohamed Abdallah, Bekir Sait Ciftler
Summary: This paper investigates the problem of client selection in the Hierarchical Federated Learning (HFL) framework to improve the global model accuracy. It proposes a reputation model based on Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) and utilizes Multi-Agent Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (MADDPG) to enhance the accuracy and stability of the HFL global model.
IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
M. Alfakeer, S. Abd El Wanees, H. Hawsawi, Salih S. Al-Juaid, Ameena M. Al-bonayan, M. Abdallah, Salah S. Elyan
Summary: Two types of dihydropyridine derivatives, ODCA and OPDCA, were used as inhibitors to investigate their effects on the destruction of Al2O3 film, corrosion of Al, and H2 production on Al surface in 2.0 M HCl solutions. Chemical and electrochemical techniques were employed, along with surface investigation using scanning electron microscopy. The rate of H2 production increased with immersion time and temperature, but was mitigated in the presence of ODCA and OPDCA inhibitors. Galvanostatic polarization data indicated that the inhibitors behaved as mixed-type inhibitors by forming an adsorbed film on the Al surface. Thermodynamic parameters, Delta G degrees ads, and Kads confirmed spontaneous mixed physical and chemisorption mechanisms.
DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT
(2023)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Abdullatif Albaseer, Mohamed Abdallah
Summary: This paper proposes a privacy-preserving and cost-effective federated learning framework for protecting the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) in the industrial Internet of Things. The framework addresses the issues of deploying honeypots by small-scale power suppliers and sharing defense data with traditional power retailers while ensuring privacy and reducing sharing costs.
2023 IEEE 20TH CONSUMER COMMUNICATIONS & NETWORKING CONFERENCE, CCNC
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Mohamed Hany Mahmoud, Abdullatif Albaseer, Mohamed Abdallah, Naofal Al-Dhahir
Summary: We propose a novel algorithm that reduces the energy consumption of federated learning by minimizing the total energy consumption due to computation and communication tasks. By introducing outage probability as an additional constraint and using a client selection algorithm, slow clients are excluded and remaining clients are divided into clusters to collaborate in communication rounds. A resource allocation problem is formulated and solved to optimize various parameters and extend the framework to the case of no channel state information. Experimental results show the effectiveness of our algorithms and the impact of increasing receive antennas at the server.
IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Noor Aboueleneen, Abdulmalik Alwarafy, Mohamed Abdallah
Summary: This paper discusses the use of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) techniques to address various issues in Internet of Drones (IoD) networks. It provides an overview of the main features, types, applications, and services of IoD networks, and briefly discusses some DRL algorithms used to address the issues and challenges. It also explains the most crucial issues in IoD networks and discusses some papers that demonstrate how DRL can address them, concluding with insights into promising research directions.
IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Atef H. Bondok, Mohamed Mahmoud, Mahmoud M. Badr, Mostafa M. Fouda, Mohamed Abdallah, Maazen Alsabaan
Summary: This paper investigates the susceptibility of traditional electricity theft classifiers trained by federated learning to evasion attacks, and explores the effectiveness of adversarial training in securing the global electricity theft detector. It also proposes three novel attacks and conducts extensive experiments to validate their severity.
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Shawqi Al-Maliki, Mohamed Abdallah, Junaid Qadir, Ala Al-Fuqaha
Summary: This article discusses the importance of protecting personal privacy, especially emotional privacy, and highlights how misuse of machine learning technology can lead to privacy violations. The authors propose a method using adversarial machine learning to counteract misuse of technology and provide experimental evidence for its effectiveness.
2023 INTERNATIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND MOBILE COMPUTING, IWCMC
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Shibin Zhao, Julian Maceren, Mia Chung, Samantha Stone, Raphael Geiben, Melissa L. Boby, Bradley S. Sherborne, Derek S. Tan
Summary: Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health, with Gram-negative bacteria presenting unique challenges due to their low permeability and efflux pumps. Limited understanding of the chemical rules for overcoming these barriers hinders antibacterial drug discovery. Efforts to address this issue, such as screening compound libraries and using cheminformatic analysis, have led to the design of sulfamidoadenosines with diverse substituents, showing potential utility in accumulation in Escherichia coli.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Jichun Li, Qing Li, Shuai Xia, Jiahuang Tu, Longbo Zheng, Qian Wang, Shibo Jiang, Chao Wang
Summary: This study successfully developed a short peptide mimetic as a MERS-CoV fusion inhibitor by reproducing the key recognition features of the HR2 helix. The resulting 23-mer lipopeptide showed comparable inhibitory effect to the 36-mer HR2 peptide HR2P-M2. This has important implications for developing short peptide-based antiviral agents to treat MERS-CoV infection.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Krista Jaunsleine, Linda Supe, Jana Spura, Sten van Beek, Anna Sandstrom, Jessica Olsen, Carina Halleskog, Tore Bengtsson, Ilga Mutule, Benjamin Pelcman
Summary: Beta(2)-adrenergic receptor agonists can stimulate glucose uptake by skeletal muscle cells and are therefore potential treatments for type 2 diabetes. The chirality of compounds has a significant impact on the activity of these agonists. This study found that certain synthesized compounds showed higher glucose uptake activity. These findings provide important information for the design of novel beta(2)AR agonists for T2D treatment.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Xin Xu, Jia Chen, Guan Wang, Xiaojuan Zhang, Qiang Li, Xiaobo Zhou, Fengying Guo, Min Li
Summary: The study focuses on EZH2, a promising therapeutic target for various types of cancers. Researchers designed and synthesized a series of novel derivatives aiming to enhance the EZH2 inhibition activity. Among them, compound 28 displayed potent EZH2 inhibition activity and showed high anti-proliferative effects in lymphoma cell lines and xenograft mouse models. The study suggests that compound 28 has potential as a therapeutic candidate for EZH2-associated cancers.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Wei Zhang, Wei Liu, Ya-Dong Zhao, Li-Zi Xing, Ji Xu, Rui-Jun Li, Yun-Xiao Zhang
Summary: This study developed a series of aromatic amide derivatives based on Rhein and investigated their inhibitory activity against alpha-Syn aggregation. Two of these compounds showed promising potential in treating Parkinson's disease by stabilizing alpha-Syn's conformation and disassembling alpha-Syn oligomers and fibrils.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Mani Sharma, S. S. S. S. Sudha Ambadipudi, Neeraj Kumar Chouhan, V. Lakshma Nayak, Srihari Pabbaraja, Sai Balaji Andugulapati, Ramakrishna Sistla
Summary: Therapeutically active lipids in drug delivery systems can enhance the safety and efficacy of treatment. The liposome formulation created using synthesized biologically active lipids showed additive anti-cancer effects and reduced tumorigenic potential.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)