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ArticleACS medicinal chemistry letters2015

Exploiting the Polypharmacology of ß-Carbolines to Disrupt O. volvulus Molting.

Major Gooyit, Nancy Tricoche, Sacha Javor, Sara Lustigman, Kim D Janda

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Article in ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Major GooyitDepartments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, and The Worm Institute of Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States.
Nancy TricocheLindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center , New York, New York 10065, United States.
Sacha JavorDepartments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, and The Worm Institute of Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States.
Sara LustigmanLindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center , New York, New York 10065, United States.
Kim D JandaDepartments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, and The Worm Institute of Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States.
Scripps Research Institute · USNew York Blood Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Onchocerciasis is an infection caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus, which can eventually result in blindness. The lack of an effective macrofilaricide and the possible development of ivermectin-resistant strains of O. volvulus necessitate the need for alternative treatment strategies. We have shown that targeting the L3-stage-specific chitinase OvCHT1 impairs the shedding of the filarial cuticle. In our continued efforts to discover OvCHT1 inhibitors, we identified the β-carboline alkaloid scaffolding as a chitinase inhibitor that is capable of penetrating the worm cuticle. Herein, we disclose the rich polypharmacology of the β-carboline class of compounds as an approach to abrogate the molting of the parasite and thus the initiation of infection in the human host.

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chitinase inhibitorOnchocerciasispolypharmacologyβ-carbolines

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PMID25815157
PMCPMC4360149
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