Publications by authors named "Tacio Vinicio Amorim Fernandes"

The primary treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) involves first- and second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), such as imatinib, nilotinib, bosutinib, and dasatinib. However, these medications are ineffective against mutations in the kinase domain of the ABL1 protein, particularly in the protein with the T315I mutation. To address this, ponatinib (PNT), a third-generation inhibitor, was developed.

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Chagas disease (CD), which is caused by and was discovered more than 100 years ago, remains the leading cause of death from parasitic diseases in the Americas. As a curative treatment is only available for the acute phase of CD, the search for new therapeutic options is urgent. In this study, nitroazole and azole compounds were synthesized and underwent molecular modeling, anti- evaluations and nitroreductase enzymatic assays.

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There are only two drugs for the treatment of Chagas disease, namely, nifurtimox and benznidazole, that can cause several adverse effects. Despite the effectiveness of these drugs in the disease's acute phase, they are not recognized as curative in the chronic phase, establishing the need for more effective treatment in all stages of the disease. Cruzain is an enzyme that plays a vital role in the life cycle of the etiologic agent, the protozoan T being relevant as a therapeutic target in the planning of new drugs.

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Article Synopsis
  • Current drug repurposing efforts against COVID-19 have struggled, but compounds like daclatasvir and sofosbuvir, initially developed for hepatitis C, may show effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 due to similarities in their viral mechanisms.
  • Researchers tested the effects of these drugs on various cell types infected with SARS-CoV-2 and conducted additional experiments to understand how they inhibit the virus.
  • The findings indicate that daclatasvir effectively blocks virus replication and prevents inflammatory responses, suggesting it could be a promising treatment for COVID-19, especially in combination with sofosbuvir at higher doses than typically used for hepatitis C.
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Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is a global health concern due to its association with microcephaly and neurological complications. The development of a T-cell vaccine is important to combat this disease. In this study, we propose ZIKV major histocompatibility complex I (MHC-I) epitopes based on in silico screening consensus followed by molecular docking, PRODIGY, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation analyses.

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Lunasin is a 43-amino acid peptide from seeds and grains with bioavailability in humans and potent chemotherapeutic action against several cancer cell lines. Here, we investigate new information about the physicochemical and structural properties of lunasin using circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence spectroscopy, electrospray ionization-ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (ESI-IMS-MS), size exclusion chromatography (SEC), molecular dynamics (MD), and bioinformatics. CD analysis and disorder prediction obtained by PONDR indicate that lunasin has a mostly unordered structure.

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