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Jichan Jang

Researcher at Institut Pasteur Korea

Publications -  17
Citations -  1089

Jichan Jang is an academic researcher from Institut Pasteur Korea. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mycobacterium tuberculosis & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 9 publications receiving 916 citations. Previous affiliations of Jichan Jang include Gyeongsang National University & Pasteur Institute.

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Discovery of Q203, a potent clinical candidate for the treatment of tuberculosis

TL;DR: The optimized IPA compound Q203 inhibited the growth of MDR and XDR M. tuberculosis clinical isolates in culture broth medium in the low nanomolar range and was efficacious in a mouse model of tuberculosis at a dose less than 1 mg per kg body weight, which highlights the potency of this compound.
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Para-aminosalicylic acid is a prodrug targeting dihydrofolate reductase in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

TL;DR: It is reported that PAS is a prodrug targeting dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) through an unusual and novel mechanism of action, and it is revealed that a metabolite of PAS inhibits DHFR in the folate pathway.
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Lead Optimization of a Novel Series of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine Amides Leading to a Clinical Candidate (Q203) as a Multi- and Extensively-Drug-Resistant Anti-tuberculosis Agent

TL;DR: It is found that the amide linker with IPA core is very important for activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and the optimized IPAs 49 and 50 showed not only excellent oral bioavailability but also displayed significant colony-forming unit (CFU) reduction in mouse lung.
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The balance of apoptotic and necrotic cell death in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infected macrophages is not dependent on bacterial virulence.

TL;DR: It is shown that macrophage necrosis and apoptosis are independently regulated during M. tuberculosis infection of macrophages and that bacterial virulence influences the dynamics of caspase activation and the total level of cytotoxicity.