J Inorg Biochem. 2023 Jan 4;240:112120. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112120. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a chemical class of highly stable,… Read More »Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) inhibit cytochrome P450 CYP3A7 through direct coordination to the heme iron and water displacement
Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Jun 22:e0103922. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01039-22. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Cephalexin and cefadroxil are oral first-generation cephalosporins used to treat methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus… Read More »Cefadroxil Comparable to Cephalexin: Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations among Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections
FASEB J. 2022 May;36 Suppl 1. doi: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R2065. ABSTRACT In the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 5 million deaths and 250… Read More »Identification of Aloe-derived natural products as lead scaffolds for SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro ) inhibitors
In the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 5 million deaths and 250 million infections worldwide. Despite successful vaccination efforts and emergency… Read More »Identification of Aloe-derived natural products as prospective lead scaffolds for SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) inhibitors
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative opportunistic human pathogen that is highly prevalent in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). A major problem in treating CF patients… Read More »Pseudomonas aeruginosa cytochrome P450 CYP168A1 is a fatty acid hydroxylase that metabolizes arachidonic acid to the vasodilator 19-HETE
CYP3A7 is a member of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A enzyme sub-family that is expressed in the fetus and neonate. In addition to its role… Read More »Characterization of fluorescent probe substrates to develop an efficient high-throughput assay for neonatal hepatic CYP3A7 inhibition screening
Prophylactic antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV infected pregnant mothers and their newborns can dramatically reduce mother-to-child viral transmission and seroconversion in the neonate. The ritonavir-boosted… Read More »Inhibition of CYP3A7 DHEA-S Oxidation by Lopinavir and Ritonavir: An Alternative Mechanism for Adrenal Impairment in HIV Antiretroviral-Treated Neonates
The human cytochrome P450 CYP3A7, once thought to be an enzyme exclusive to fetal livers, has more recently been identified in neonates and developing infants… Read More »Neonatal cytochrome P450 CYP3A7: A comprehensive review of its role in development, disease, and xenobiotic metabolism
The lanthanides (Ln3+), or rare earth elements, have proven to be useful tools for biomolecular NMR, X-ray crystallographic, and fluorescence analyses due to their unique… Read More »Aqueous synthesis of a small-molecule lanthanide chelator amenable to copper-free click chemistry
The human hepatic organic cation transporter 1 (hOCT1) is a well-known transporter of both xenobiotic and endogenous cations. The substrates and inhibitors of hOCT1 are… Read More »Ligand-dependent modulation of hOCT1 transport reveals discrete ligand binding sites within the substrate translocation channel