Caenorhabditis elegans as a powerful tool in natural product bioactivity research

NM Ha, SH Tran, YH Shim, K Kang - Applied Biological Chemistry, 2022 - Springer
In addition to synthetic and semisynthetic compounds, natural products have received much
attention as prolific sources of lead compounds with therapeutic effects on various diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Whole-organism phenotypic screening methods used in early-phase anthelmintic drug discovery

HMPD Herath, AC Taki, A Rostami, A Jabbar… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Diseases caused by parasitic helminths (worms) represent a major global health burden in
both humans and animals. As vaccines against helminths have yet to achieve a prominent …

A high-throughput phenotypic screen of the 'Pandemic Response Box'identifies a quinoline derivative with significant anthelmintic activity

HT Shanley, AC Taki, JJ Byrne, A Jabbar, TNC Wells… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Parasitic nematodes cause diseases in livestock animals and major economic losses to the
agricultural industry worldwide. Nematodes of the order Strongylida, including Haemonchus …

[HTML][HTML] Structure activity relationship and target prediction for ABX464 analogues in Caenorhabditis elegans

HT Shanley, AC Taki, N Nguyen, T Wang… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Global challenges with treatment failures and/or widespread resistance in parasitic worms
against commercially available anthelmintics lend impetus to the development of new …

Model nematodes as a practical innovation to promote high throughput screening of natural products for anthelmintics discovery in South Asia: Current challenges …

M Kamal, S Mukherjee, B Joshi, P Wangchuk… - Molecular and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increasing prevalence of anthelmintic resistance in animals recorded globally, and
the threat of resistance in human helminths, the need for novel anthelmintic drugs is greater …

Nematicidal Activity of Cyclotides: Toxicity Against Caenorhabditis elegans

A Bajpai, MA Jackson, YH Huang, K Yap… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cyclotides are a unique family of stable and cyclic mini-proteins found in plants that have
nematicidal and anthelmintic activities. They are distributed across the Rubiaceae …

A new use for old drugs: identifying compounds with an anti-obesity effect using a high through-put semi-automated Caenorhabditis elegans screening platform

F Haerkens, C Kikken, L Kirkels, M van Amstel… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Obesity is one of the most common global health problems for all age groups with obese
people at risk of a variety of associated health complications. Consequently, there is a need …

A phenotypic screen of the Global Health Priority Box identifies an insecticide with anthelmintic activity

HT Shanley, AC Taki, JJ Byrne, N Nguyen… - Parasites & …, 2024 - Springer
Background Infection with parasitic nematodes (helminths), particularly those of the order
Strongylida (such as Haemonchus contortus), can cause significant and burdensome …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative structure activity and target exploration of 1, 2-diphenylethynes in Haemonchus contortus and Caenorhabditis elegans

HT Shanley, AC Taki, N Nguyen, T Wang… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Infections and diseases caused by parasitic nematodes have a major adverse impact on the
health and productivity of animals and humans worldwide. The control of these parasites …

[HTML][HTML] Structure-activity relationship and target investigation of 2-aryl quinolines with nematocidal activity

HT Shanley, AC Taki, N Nguyen, T Wang… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Within the context of our anthelmintic discovery program, we recently identified and
evaluated a quinoline derivative, called ABX464 or obefazimod, as a nematocidal …