Nitrile-containing pharmaceuticals: efficacious roles of the nitrile pharmacophore

FF Fleming, L Yao, PC Ravikumar, L Funk… - Journal of medicinal …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Over 30 nitrile-containing pharmaceuticals are prescribed for a diverse variety of medicinal
indications with more than 20 additional nitrile-containing leads in clinical development …

Focus on antivirally active sulfated polysaccharides: from structure–activity analysis to clinical evaluation

T Ghosh, K Chattopadhyay, M Marschall… - …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, many compounds having potent antiviral activity in cell culture have been
detected and some of these compounds are currently undergoing either preclinical or …

Efficacy of Carraguard for prevention of HIV infection in women in South Africa: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

S Skoler-Karpoff, G Ramjee, K Ahmed, L Altini… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background Female-initiated HIV-prevention options, such as microbicides, are urgently
needed. We assessed Carraguard, a carrageenan-based compound developed by the …

Iota-Carrageenan is a potent inhibitor of rhinovirus infection

A Grassauer, R Weinmuellner, C Meier, A Pretsch… - Virology journal, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Background Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are the predominant cause of common
cold. In addition, HRVs are implicated in the worsening of COPD and asthma, as well as the …

Virucidal activity of polysaccharide extracts from four algal species against herpes simplex virus

EA Harden, R Falshaw, SM Carnachan, ER Kern… - Antiviral research, 2009 - Elsevier
Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1, HSV-2) infections are common, but can cause
serious infections in neonates and the immunocompromised. Drugs currently used to treat …

The rise and fall of polyanionic inhibitors of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1

V Pirrone, B Wigdahl, FC Krebs - Antiviral research, 2011 - Elsevier
Infection by the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is an ordered, multistep
process involving binding and entry, reverse transcription, integration, viral gene …

Microbicides: topical prevention against HIV

RJ Shattock, Z Rosenberg - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Microbicides represent a potential intervention strategy for preventing HIV transmission.
Vaginal microbicides would meet the need for a discreet method that women could use to …

Targeting Trojan Horse leukocytes for HIV prevention

DJ Anderson, JA Politch, AM Nadolski, CD Blaskewicz… - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
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Historical development of vaginal microbicides to prevent sexual transmission of HIV in women: From past failures to future hopes

F Notario-Pérez, R Ruiz-Caro… - Drug design …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a global public health concern
and is particularly serious in low-and middle-income countries. Widespread sexual violence …

Combinatorial approaches to the prevention and treatment of HIV-1 infection

V Pirrone, N Thakkar, JM Jacobson… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in 1982 soon led to the
identification and development of antiviral compounds to be used in treatment strategies for …