A wide range of antiviral drugs is currently available; however, drug-resistant viruses have begun to emerge and represent a potential public health risk. Here, we explored the use of compounds that inhibit or interfere with the action of essential host factors to prevent virus replication. In particular, we focused on the cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) inhibitor, FIT-039, which suppressed re...

We tested a novel, orally active inhibitor of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in a canine model of electrolytic injury. Dogs received by oral gavage either vehicle (control) or the PAI-1 inhibitor PAI-039 [{1-benzyl-5-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-1H-indol-3-yl}(oxo)acetic acid] (1, 3, and 10 mg/kg) and were subjected to electrolytic injury of the coronary artery. PAI-039 caused prolon...

The inactivation of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) by the small molecule PAI-1 inhibitor PAI-039 (tiplaxtinin) has been investigated using enzymatic analysis, direct binding studies, site-directed mutagenesis, and molecular modeling studies. Previously PAI-039 has been shown to exhibit in vivo activity in various animal models, but the mechanism of inhibition is unknown. PAI-039 boun...

We studied radioprotection and mitigation by mitochondrial-targeted Tempol (GS-nitroxide, JP4-039), in a mouse injury/irradiation model of combined injury (fracture/irradiation). Right hind legs of control C57BL/6NHsd female mice, mice pretreated with MnSOD-PL, JP4-039, or with amifostine were irradiated with single and fractionated doses of 0 to 20 Gy. Twenty-four hours later, unicortical hole...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that pharmacological plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1 inhibition protects against renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system-induced cardiovascular injury, the effect of a novel orally active small-molecule PAI-1 inhibitor, PAI-039, was examined in a mouse model of angiotensin (Ang) II-induced vascular remodeling and cardiac fibrosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Unin...

Methods Since 2005, 34 SoJIA patients (19 M, 15 F) were treated with anakinra at the staring dose of 1-2 mg/kg/die. Complete response was defined as the absence of systemic and articular manifestations and normal acute phase reactants at follow-up, with anakinra as a monotherapy. Other patients were considered as partial responders (still in anakinra with evidence of disease activity) or non-re...

JP4-039 is a lead structure in a series of nitroxide conjugates that are capable of accumulating in mitochondria and scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS). To explore structure-activity relationships (SAR), new analogs with variable nitroxide moieties were prepared. Furthermore, fluorophore-tagged analogs were synthesized and provided the opportunity for visualization in mitochondria. All an...

Diabetes impairs the ability to heal cutaneous wounds, leading to hospitalization, amputations, and death. Patients with diabetes experience elevated levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), regardless of their glycemic control. It has been demonstrated that PAI-1-deficient mice exhibit improved cutaneous wound healing, and that PAI-1 inhibition improves skeletal muscle repair in mi...