Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in DYRK1A Associated with Replication of HIV-1 in Monocyte-Derived Macrophages

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017190

Figure Lengend Snippet: SNPs ( p <5×10 −5 ) associated with in vitro HIV-1 replication in monocyte-derived macrophages.

Article Snippet: ABI TaqMan® SNP genotyping assays were used to genotype DNA from the replication cohort for rs12483205 (C_31609775_10), rs12909130 (C_1342209_10) as a proxy for rs2304418, rs2905 (C_3236245_20), rs1046099 (C_7585751_10) and rs17519417 (C_33238869_10) (Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, CA, USA).

Techniques: In Vitro

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in DYRK1A Associated with Replication of HIV-1 in Monocyte-Derived Macrophages

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017190

Figure Lengend Snippet: The negative association between the rs12483205 minor allele and Gag p24 levels in MDM culture supernatant 14 days after inoculation with HIV-1, was found to match with the results from the genome-wide association study. Open circles represent results from donors with the CCR5 Δ32 wild-type genotype, filled circles from donors with the CCR5 wt/ Δ32 heterozygous genotype. MAJ, homozygous for the major allele; HZ, heterozygote; MIN, homozygous for the minor allele.

Article Snippet: ABI TaqMan® SNP genotyping assays were used to genotype DNA from the replication cohort for rs12483205 (C_31609775_10), rs12909130 (C_1342209_10) as a proxy for rs2304418, rs2905 (C_3236245_20), rs1046099 (C_7585751_10) and rs17519417 (C_33238869_10) (Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, CA, USA).

Techniques: GWAS

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in DYRK1A Associated with Replication of HIV-1 in Monocyte-Derived Macrophages

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017190

Figure Lengend Snippet: Results ( p values) for association testing using the additive analysis model, between disease progression or viral load and the SNPs in DYRK1A , PDE8A , UBR7 , MOAP1 and SPOCK3 .

Article Snippet: ABI TaqMan® SNP genotyping assays were used to genotype DNA from the replication cohort for rs12483205 (C_31609775_10), rs12909130 (C_1342209_10) as a proxy for rs2304418, rs2905 (C_3236245_20), rs1046099 (C_7585751_10) and rs17519417 (C_33238869_10) (Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, CA, USA).

Techniques: Biomarker Discovery

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in DYRK1A Associated with Replication of HIV-1 in Monocyte-Derived Macrophages

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017190

Figure Lengend Snippet: Untranslated regions (UTR) are shown as open blocks, whereas exons are shown as filled blocks. SNP rs12483205 lies in close proximity to a part of the 5′ UTR unique for splice variant 3.

Article Snippet: ABI TaqMan® SNP genotyping assays were used to genotype DNA from the replication cohort for rs12483205 (C_31609775_10), rs12909130 (C_1342209_10) as a proxy for rs2304418, rs2905 (C_3236245_20), rs1046099 (C_7585751_10) and rs17519417 (C_33238869_10) (Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, CA, USA).

Techniques: Variant Assay

Journal: Oncotarget

Article Title: RACK1 promotes lung cancer cell growth via an MCM7/RACK1/Akt signaling complex

doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.17120

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) A549 cells were transfected with siRACK1, siCon, GFP-RACK1, or GFP. MCM7 immunoprecipitates were probed for P-Ser, P-Thr, and MCM7 as indicated. ( B ) A549 cells were transfected with siRACK1 or siCon. MCM7 immunoprecipitates were probed for Cdt1, MCM4, MCM6, and MCM7. ( C ) A549 cells were treated with siRACK1, siCon, GFP-RACK1, or GFP as indicated. The chromatin (Chr) and non-chromatin (Non-Chr) fractions of these cells were purified and immunoblotted with anti-MCM7 antibodies. Antibodies against Histone 3 and GADPH were used as internal controls.

Article Snippet: Antibodies for MCM4, MCM6, Cdt1, p27, E2F1, and Histone 3 were from Proteintech Group.

Techniques: Transfection, Purification

Journal: Pharmaceutics

Article Title: Evaluation of In Vitro and In Vivo Antiviral Activities of Vitamin D for SARS-CoV-2 and Variants

doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030925

Figure Lengend Snippet: Schematic overview of the anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug screening procedure. ( a ) ACE2 targeted inhibitors and compounds from the natural product library were applied prior to infection with SARS-CoV-2 (pre-infection treatment) while compounds from the FDA-approved library and the flavonoid library were applied post infection (post- infection treatment). Out of 2191 compounds tested, 121 displayed viral CPE reductions and 7 were selected for further validations using Vero E6 and HuH7 cell lines and hNEC. ( b ) Uninfected cells, infected cells treated with 0.1% DMSO, and infected cells treated with remdesivir were included as controls in the screen. Following treatment with citicoline, pravastatin sodium, tenofovir alafenamide, imatinib mesylate, calcitriol, dexlansoprazole, and prochlorperazine dimaleate, reduced CPE was observed when compared to the DMSO control.

Article Snippet: A primary screen to identify novel compounds with potential antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 infection was performed on four different libraries, namely a 462-compound ACE2-targeted compound library (CADD) (TargetMol, Boston, MA, USA), a 57-compound natural product library, a 500-compound flavonoids library (TimTec, Tampa, FL, USA), and a 1172-compound FDA-approved drug library (Selleckchem, Houston, TX, USA).

Techniques: Drug discovery, Infection, Control

Journal: Pharmaceutics

Article Title: Evaluation of In Vitro and In Vivo Antiviral Activities of Vitamin D for SARS-CoV-2 and Variants

doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030925

Figure Lengend Snippet: Summary of compounds identified from the primary screen that exhibit potential antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Article Snippet: A primary screen to identify novel compounds with potential antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 infection was performed on four different libraries, namely a 462-compound ACE2-targeted compound library (CADD) (TargetMol, Boston, MA, USA), a 57-compound natural product library, a 500-compound flavonoids library (TimTec, Tampa, FL, USA), and a 1172-compound FDA-approved drug library (Selleckchem, Houston, TX, USA).

Techniques: Infection, Reverse Transcription, Reflux

Journal: Pharmaceutics

Article Title: Evaluation of In Vitro and In Vivo Antiviral Activities of Vitamin D for SARS-CoV-2 and Variants

doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030925

Figure Lengend Snippet: Validation of primary hits. For validating compounds with activity pre-infection, Vero E6 cells were first pre-treated with increasing concentrations of ( a ) citicoline, ( b ) pravastatin sodium and ( c ) tenofovir alafenamide prior to infection with SARS-CoV-2. Similarly, Huh7 cells were pre-treated with ( d ) citicoline, ( e ) pravastatin sodium and ( f ) tenofovir alafenamide and subsequently infected with SARS-CoV-2. For post-infection treatment validation, Vero E6 cells were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and treated with increasing concentrations of ( g ) imatinib mesylate, ( h ) calcitriol, ( i ) dexlansoprazole and ( j ) prochlorperazine dimaleate. Similarly, HuH7 cells were also infected then treated with a range of concentrations of ( k ) imatinib mesylate, ( l ) calcitriol, ( m ) dexlansoprazole and ( n ) prochlorperazine dimaleate. The primary and secondary exes correspond to the viral titre and relative cell viability, and the dashed line represents the CC 50 cut-off for cell viability. One-way ANOVA and Dunnett’s post-test were used to determine statistical differences, with * denoting p < 0.05, ** denoting p < 0.01 and *** denoting p < 0.001. Error bars represent the standard deviation observed from the means of triplicates performed for both cell viability and dose-dependent inhibition studies.

Article Snippet: A primary screen to identify novel compounds with potential antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 infection was performed on four different libraries, namely a 462-compound ACE2-targeted compound library (CADD) (TargetMol, Boston, MA, USA), a 57-compound natural product library, a 500-compound flavonoids library (TimTec, Tampa, FL, USA), and a 1172-compound FDA-approved drug library (Selleckchem, Houston, TX, USA).

Techniques: Biomarker Discovery, Activity Assay, Infection, Standard Deviation, Inhibition

Journal: Pharmaceutics

Article Title: Evaluation of In Vitro and In Vivo Antiviral Activities of Vitamin D for SARS-CoV-2 and Variants

doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030925

Figure Lengend Snippet: Validation of primary hits in hNECs. Selected primary hits were further validated in hNECs. Cells were either pre-treated with 10 μM citicoline prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection or treated following SARS-CoV-2 infection with 10 μM imatinib mesylate and 10 μM calcitriol. One-way ANOVA and Dunnett’s post-test were used to determine statistical differences, with ** denoting that p < 0.01. Error bars represent the standard deviation observed from the means of triplicates performed for dose-dependent inhibition studies.

Article Snippet: A primary screen to identify novel compounds with potential antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 infection was performed on four different libraries, namely a 462-compound ACE2-targeted compound library (CADD) (TargetMol, Boston, MA, USA), a 57-compound natural product library, a 500-compound flavonoids library (TimTec, Tampa, FL, USA), and a 1172-compound FDA-approved drug library (Selleckchem, Houston, TX, USA).

Techniques: Biomarker Discovery, Infection, Standard Deviation, Inhibition

Journal: Pharmaceutics

Article Title: Evaluation of In Vitro and In Vivo Antiviral Activities of Vitamin D for SARS-CoV-2 and Variants

doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030925

Figure Lengend Snippet: SARS-CoV-2 and calcitriol modulate vitamin D Receptor (VDR), 24-hydroxylase (24(OH)ase), and cathelicidin (LL-37) in Vero E6 and Huh7 cells. In the first part of the experiment, Vero E6 and Huh7 cells were either mock-infected with media, or SARS-CoV-2 infected and harvested at indicated timepoints in the absence of calcitriol for baseline VDR, 24(OH)ase, and LL-37 mRNA expression. Vero E6 expression of ( a ) VDR, ( b ) 24(OH)ase and ( c ) LL-37 and Huh7 expression of ( d ) VDR, ( e ) 24(OH)ase and ( f ) LL-37 were as shown. In the second part of the experiment, Vero E6 and Huh7 cells were either mock-infected with media or SARS-CoV-2 for 1 h as above, then treated with 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 or 20 µM calcitriol following infection. At 48 h post infection, the cells were harvested to check for VDR, 24(OH)ase, and LL-37 mRNA expression. Vero E6 mRNA expression of ( g ) VDR, ( i ) 24(OH)ase and ( k ) LL-37 and Huh7 expression of ( h ) VDR, ( j ) 24(OH)ase and ( l ) LL-37 were as shown. Data are represented as relative quantity to 0.1% DMSO control, or as relative quantity to mock-infected control. One-way ANOVA and Dunnett’s post-test and paired t -test were used to determine statistical differences, with * denoting p < 0.05, ** denoting p < 0.01 and *** denoting p < 0.001. Error bars represent the standard deviation observed from the means of triplicates performed for mRNA expression studies.

Article Snippet: A primary screen to identify novel compounds with potential antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 infection was performed on four different libraries, namely a 462-compound ACE2-targeted compound library (CADD) (TargetMol, Boston, MA, USA), a 57-compound natural product library, a 500-compound flavonoids library (TimTec, Tampa, FL, USA), and a 1172-compound FDA-approved drug library (Selleckchem, Houston, TX, USA).

Techniques: Infection, Expressing, Control, Standard Deviation

Journal: Pharmaceutics

Article Title: Evaluation of In Vitro and In Vivo Antiviral Activities of Vitamin D for SARS-CoV-2 and Variants

doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030925

Figure Lengend Snippet: Western blot analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike and VDR proteins in Vero E6 cells. ( a ) Vero E6 cells are either mock infected with media (−) or with SARS-CoV-2 (+) for 1 h. After 1 h post-infection, the cells are then either untreated (−) or treated (+) with 20 µM calcitriol for 6-, 24- and 48- hours before harvesting of total cell lysate. ( b ) Densitometry quantitation of protein expression levels is shown as fold changes to beta-actin. Full-length blots are shown in .

Article Snippet: A primary screen to identify novel compounds with potential antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 infection was performed on four different libraries, namely a 462-compound ACE2-targeted compound library (CADD) (TargetMol, Boston, MA, USA), a 57-compound natural product library, a 500-compound flavonoids library (TimTec, Tampa, FL, USA), and a 1172-compound FDA-approved drug library (Selleckchem, Houston, TX, USA).

Techniques: Western Blot, Infection, Quantitation Assay, Expressing

Journal: Pharmaceutics

Article Title: Evaluation of In Vitro and In Vivo Antiviral Activities of Vitamin D for SARS-CoV-2 and Variants

doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030925

Figure Lengend Snippet: In vivo study of calcitriol treatment. 8-week old K18-hACE2 male and female mice were separated into treatment and non-treatment groups. Treatment study group has been given 3 days pre-treatment and 5 days post-treatment of calcitriol (5 μg/kg) via intraperitoneal injection. The non-treatment group has been given a PBS as a treatment control. Next, 10 3 PFU of SARS-CoV-2 (L, Alpha, and Beta variants) were inoculated through intranasal delivery to all groups after pre-treatment. Physiological parameters: body weight ( a – c ), survival rate ( d – f ), and physiological conditions were monitored after infections. For comparison between individual physiological conditions, 5 dpi infected mice were compared between treatment groups of all three variant infected mice ( g – i ). Scoring of physiological conditions was based on five criteria: appearance of the mouse coat, level of consciousness, activity level, eye condition, and respiratory quality. To compare the severity of damage in mouse tissues after infection, left lung lobes from 4 dpi mice were processed for histological analyses and scored based on six criteria to determine severity ( j – l ). The six criteria are inflammatory cell infiltration, haemorrhage, oedema, bronchial epithelial cell damage, degeneration of alveolar epithelial cells, and parenchymal wall expansion. For viral load determination, right lung, brain, liver, and spleen tissues from the same 4 dpi mice were harvested and homogenised for virus titration ( m – o ). Data is not shown for liver and spleen tissues. Statistical significance is determined with a two-tailed unpaired t -test, with * denoting p < 0.05. Survival group: variant L: n = 6 (treatment and no treatment); Alpha: n = 6 (treatment), n = 4 (no treatment); Beta: n = 6 (treatment), n = 5 (no treatment). 4 dpi group: variant L: n = 7 (treatment and no treatment); Alpha and Beta: n = 5 each (treatment and no treatment). Mock infection, n = 3.

Article Snippet: A primary screen to identify novel compounds with potential antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 infection was performed on four different libraries, namely a 462-compound ACE2-targeted compound library (CADD) (TargetMol, Boston, MA, USA), a 57-compound natural product library, a 500-compound flavonoids library (TimTec, Tampa, FL, USA), and a 1172-compound FDA-approved drug library (Selleckchem, Houston, TX, USA).

Techniques: In Vivo, Injection, Control, Comparison, Infection, Variant Assay, Activity Assay, Virus, Titration, Two Tailed Test