MK2a inhibitor CMPD1 abrogates chikungunya virus infection by modulating actin remodeling pathway

P Mamidi, TK Nayak, A Kumar, S Kumar… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) epidemics around the world have created public health concern
with the unavailability of effective drugs and vaccines. This emphasizes the need for …

P38 and JNK mitogen-activated protein kinases interact with chikungunya virus non-structural protein-2 and regulate TNF induction during viral infection in …

TK Nayak, P Mamidi, SS Sahoo, PS Kumar… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne Alphavirus, is endemic in different parts of
the globe. The host macrophages are identified as the major cellular reservoirs of CHIKV …

Sphingosine kinase 2 is a chikungunya virus host factor co-localized with the viral replication complex

SP Reid, SR Tritsch, K Kota, CY Chiang… - Emerging microbes & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging alphavirus which causes severe and
prolonged arthralgic febrile illness. The recent global spread of the virus and lack of …

DNA damage response signaling is crucial for effective chikungunya virus replication

S Chatterjee, S Kumar, P Mamidi, A Datey… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Viruses utilize a plethora of strategies to manipulate the host pathways and hijack host
machineries for efficient replication. Several DNA and few RNA viruses are reported to …

Targeting cap-dependent translation to inhibit chikungunya virus replication: selectivity of p38 MAPK inhibitors to virus-infected cells due to autophagy-mediated down …

P Mudaliar, P Pradeep, R Abraham… - Journal of General …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
The 5′ capped, message-sense RNA genome of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) utilizes the
host cell machinery for translation. Translation is regulated by eIF2 alpha at the initiation …

The antiviral alkaloid berberine reduces chikungunya virus-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling

FS Varghese, B Thaa, SN Amrun, D Simarmata… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has infected millions of people in the tropical and subtropical
regions since its reemergence in the last decade. We recently identified the nontoxic plant …

Regulation of viral replication, apoptosis and pro-inflammatory responses by 17-AAG during Chikungunya virus infection in macrophages

TK Nayak, P Mamidi, A Kumar, LPK Singh, SS Sahoo… - Viruses, 2017 - mdpi.com
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection has re-emerged as a major public health concern due
to its recent worldwide epidemics and lack of control measures. Although CHIKV is known to …

MBZM-N-IBT, a Novel Small Molecule, Restricts Chikungunya Virus Infection by Targeting nsP2 Protease Activity In Vitro, In Vivo, and Ex Vivo

S De, S Ghosh, SS Keshry, C Mahish… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The increase in disease incidences and persistent Chikungunya virus (CHIKV)-induced
arthritis have been a huge burden on public health globally. In the absence of specific …

Chikungunya virus perturbs the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway for efficient viral infection

S Chatterjee, S Ghosh, A Datey, C Mahish… - Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Viruses use various strategies to modulate host pathways and take benefit of host
machineries for efficient infection. It has been reported that certain viruses manipulate the …

Protein kinases C as potential host targets for the inhibition of chikungunya virus replication

R Abdelnabi, SN Amrun, LFP Ng, P Leyssen, J Neyts… - Antiviral Research, 2017 - Elsevier
We have shown previously that prostratin, a non-tumor promoting phorbol ester, inhibits
chikungunya virus (CHIKV)-induced cytopathic effects in vitro. Prostratin is a potent activator …