• Influenza virus infection, interferon response, viral counter-response, and apoptosis 

      Shim, Jung Min; Kim, Jinhee; Tenson, Tanel; Min, Ji-Young; Kainov, Denis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Human influenza A viruses (IAVs) cause global pandemics and epidemics, which remain serious threats to public health because of the shortage of effective means of control. To combat the surge of viral outbreaks, new ...
    • Intracellular Survival and Immune System Activation Following Viral Scavenging in Murine Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells 

      Lænsman, Eirik Abrahamsen (Master thesis, 2021)
      Lever sinusformede endotelceller (LSEC) er profesjonelle endocytter med en ekstraordinær evne til å fjerne forskjellige avfallsmaterialer som kan være tilstede i blodet. LSECene blir i økende grad anerkjent som sentrale ...
    • Low temperature and low UV indexes correlated with peaks of influenza virus activity in Northern Europe during 2010-2018 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Zusinaite, Eva; Shtaida, Nastassia; Kallio-Kokko, Hannimari; Valkonen, Mia; Kantele, Anu; Telling, Kaidi; Lutsar, Irja; Letjuka, Pille; Metelitsa, Natalja; Oksenych, Valentyn; Dumpis, Uga; Vitkauskiene, Astra; Stašaitis, Kestutis; Öhrmalm, Christina; Bondeson, Kåre; Bergqvist, Anders; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Tenson, Tanel; Merits, Andres; Kainov, Denis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      With the increasing pace of global warming, it is important to understand the role of meteorological factors in influenza virus (IV) epidemics. In this study, we investigated the impact of temperature, UV index, humidity, ...
    • Metformin Therapy Changes Gut Microbiota Alpha-Diversity in COVID-19 Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The Role of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Antibiotic Treatment 

      Petakh, Pavlo; Kamyshna, Iryna; Oksenych, Valentyn; Kainov, Denis; Kamyshnyi, Aleksandr (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The gut microbiota play a crucial role in maintaining host health and have a significant impact on human health and disease. In this study, we investigated the alpha diversity of gut microbiota in COVID-19 patients and ...
    • Mono- and combinational drug therapies for global viral pandemic preparedness 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Yao, Rouan; Simonsen, Ronja Meyer; Myhre, Vegard; Ravlo, Erlend; Kaynova, Gerda D.; Zusinaite, Eva; White, Judith M.; Polyak, Stephen J.; Oksenych, Valentyn; Windisch, Marc P.; Pan, Qiuwei; Lastauskienė, Eglė; Vitkauskienė, Astra; Matukevičius, Algimantas; Tenson, Tanel; Bjørås, Magnar; Kainov, Denis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Broadly effective antiviral therapies must be developed to be ready for clinical trials, which should begin soon after the emergence of new life-threatening viruses. Here, we pave the way towards this goal by reviewing ...
    • Neural signaling modulates metabolism of gastric cancer 

      Rabben, Hanne-Line; Andersen, Gøran Troseth; Olsen, Magnus Kringstad; Øverby, Anders; Ianevski, Aleksandr; Kainov, Denis; Wang, Timothy Cragin; Lundgren, Steinar; Grønbech, Jon Erik; Chen, Duan; Zhao, Chun-Mei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Tumors comprise cancer cells and the associated stromal and immune/inflammatory cells, i.e., tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, we identify a metabolic signature of human and mouse model of gastric cancer and show that ...
    • A new high-content screening assay of the entire hepatitis B virus life cycle identifies novel antivirals 

      Yang, Jaewon; König, Alexander; Park, Soonju; Jo, Eunji; Sung, Pil Soo; Yoon, Seung Kew; Zusinaite, Eva; Kainov, Denis; Shum, David; Windisch, Marc Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background & Aims: Chronic hepatitis B is an incurable disease. Addressing the unmet medical need for therapies has been hampered by a lack of suitable cell culture models to investigate the HBV life cycle in a single ...
    • Novel antiviral activities of obatoclax, emetine, niclosamide, brequinar, and homoharringtonine 

      Anderssen, Petter Inge; Krpina, Klara; Ianevski, Aleksandr; Shtaida, Nastassia; Jo, Eunji; Yang, Jaewon; Koit, Sandra; Tenson, Tanel; Hukkanen, Veijo; Anthonsen, Marit Walbye; Bjørås, Magnar; Evander, Magnus; Windisch, Marc P; Zusinaite, Eva; Kainov, Denis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Viruses are the major causes of acute and chronic infectious diseases in the world. According to the World Health Organization, there is an urgent need for better control of viral diseases. Repurposing existing antiviral ...
    • Novel Synergistic Anti-Enteroviral Drug Combinations 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Zusinaite, Eva; Tenson, Tanel; Oksenych, Valentyn; Wang, Wei; Afset, Jan Egil; Bjørås, Magnar; Kainov, Denis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Enterovirus infections affect people around the world, causing a range of illnesses, from mild fevers to severe, potentially fatal conditions. There are no approved treatments for enterovirus infections. Methods: ...
    • Potential Antiviral Options against SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Viruses. 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Yao, Rouan; Fenstad, Mona H.; Biza, Svetlana; Zusinaite, Eva; Reisberg, Tuuli; Lysvand, Hilde; Løseth, Kirsti; Landsem, Veslemøy Malm; Fossum, Janne; Erlandsen, Sten Even; Aas, Per Arne; Hagen, Lars; Pettersen, Caroline Hild; Tenson, Tanel; Afset, Jan Egil; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Bjørås, Magnar; Kainov, Denis; Oksenych, Valentyn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      As of June 2020, the number of people infected with severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to skyrocket, with more than 6.7 million cases worldwide. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and United ...
    • Recapitulating hepatitis E virus-host interactions and facilitating antiviral drug discovery in human liver-derived organoids 

      Li, Pengfei; Li, Yunlong; Wang, Yijin; Liu, Jiaye; Lavrijsen, Marla; Li, Yang; Zhang, Ruyi; Verstegen, Monique M.A.; Wang, Yining; Li, Tian-Cheng; Ma, Zhongren; Kainov, Denis; Bruno, Marco J.; de Man, Robert A.; van der Laan, Luc J.W.; Peppelenbosch, Maikel P.; Pan, Qiuwei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Hepatotropic viruses naturally have narrow host and tissue tropisms, challenging the development of robust experimental models. The advent of organoid technology provides a unique opportunity for moving the field forward. ...
    • Screening of FDA-Approved Drugs Using a MERS-CoV Clinical Isolate from South Korea Identifies Potential Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 

      Meehyun, Ko; Chang, Soo Young; Byun, Soo Young; Ianevski, Aleksandr; Choi, Inhee; Pham Hung, Anne-Laure; Ravlo, Erlend; Wang, Wei; Bjørås, Magnar; Kainov, Denis; Shum, David; Min, Ji-Young; Windisch, Marc P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Therapeutic options for coronaviruses remain limited. To address this unmet medical need, we screened 5406 compounds, including United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs and bioactives, for activity ...
    • Synergistic interferon-alpha-based combinations for treatment of sars-cov-2 and other viral infections 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Yao, Rouan; Zusinaite, Eva; Lello, Laura Sandra; Wang, Sainan; Jo, Eunji; Yang, Jaewon; Ravlo, Erlend; Wang, Wei; Lysvand, Hilde; Løseth, Kirsti; Oksenych, Valentyn; Tenson, Tanel; Windisch, Marc P.; Poranen, Minna M.; Nieminen, Anni I.; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Fenstad, Mona H.; Grødeland, Gunnveig; Aukrust, Pål; Trøseid, Marius; Kantele, Anu; Lastauskienė, Eglė; Vitkauskienė, Astra; Legrand, Nicolas; Merits, Andres; Bjørås, Magnar; Kainov, Denis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: There is an urgent need for new antivirals with powerful therapeutic potential and tolerable side effects. Methods: Here, we tested the antiviral properties of interferons (IFNs), alone and with other drugs in ...