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Pieter Leyssen

KU Leuven · BE
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Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Virology, Virus, Biology, Chemistry, Chikungunya, and Protease.
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5,607
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65
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Recent publications

A small-molecule SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor targeting the membrane protein
Nature 2025cited by 26position: middledoi
A coronavirus assembly inhibitor that targets the viral membrane protein
Nature 2025cited by 22position: middledoi
PIP4K2C inhibition reverses autophagic flux impairment induced by SARS-CoV-2
Nature Communications 2025cited by 7position: middledoi
Anticancer pan-ErbB inhibitors reduce inflammation and tissue injury and exert broad-spectrum antiviral effects
Journal of Clinical Investigation 2023cited by 31position: middledoi
Remdesivir, Molnupiravir and Nirmatrelvir remain active against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and other variants of concern
Antiviral Research 2022cited by 430position: middledoi
Patient-derived monoclonal antibody neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants and confers full protection in monkeys
Nature Microbiology 2022cited by 45position: middledoi
Cytopathic SARS-CoV-2 screening on VERO-E6 cells in a large-scale repurposing effort
Scientific Data 2022cited by 38position: lastdoi
Identification of Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 3CL-Pro Enzymatic Activity Using a Small Molecule in Vitro Repurposing Screen
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science 2021cited by 158position: middledoi
The combined treatment of Molnupiravir and Favipiravir results in a potentiation of antiviral efficacy in a SARS-CoV-2 hamster infection model
EBioMedicine 2021cited by 144position: middledoi
Kobophenol A Inhibits Binding of Host ACE2 Receptor with Spike RBD Domain of SARS-CoV-2, a Lead Compound for Blocking COVID-19
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2021cited by 97position: middledoi
In vitro activity of itraconazole against SARS‐CoV‐2
Journal of Medical Virology 2021cited by 53position: middledoi
A highly potent antibody effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
Cell Reports 2021cited by 47position: middledoi
Broad spectrum anti-coronavirus activity of a series of anti-malaria quinoline analogues
Antiviral Research 2021cited by 42position: middledoi
α-Ketoamides as Broad-Spectrum Inhibitors of Coronavirus and Enterovirus Replication: Structure-Based Design, Synthesis, and Activity Assessment
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2020cited by 606position: middledoi
STAT2 signaling restricts viral dissemination but drives severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters
Nature Communications 2020cited by 292position: middledoi
Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiviral, and Anthelmintic Activities of Medicinal Plants of Nepal Selected Based on Ethnobotanical Evidence
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2020cited by 90position: middledoi
Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 3C-like protease inhibitors using self-assembled monolayer desorption ionization mass spectrometry
Antiviral Research 2020cited by 40position: middledoi
A novel druggable interprotomer pocket in the capsid of rhino- and enteroviruses
PLoS Biology 2019cited by 56position: middledoi
Bioactivity-Based Molecular Networking for the Discovery of Drug Leads in Natural Product Bioassay-Guided Fractionation
Journal of Natural Products 2018cited by 402position: middledoi
Assessing medicinal plants traditionally used in the Chirang Reserve Forest, Northeast India for antimicrobial activity
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2018cited by 51position: middledoi
Antimicrobial, Anthelmintic, and Antiviral Activity of Plants Traditionally Used for Treating Infectious Disease in the Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, India
Frontiers in Pharmacology 2017cited by 115position: middledoi
Understanding the Mechanism of the Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Activity of Favipiravir (T-705): Key Role of the F1 Motif of the Viral Polymerase
Journal of Virology 2017cited by 80position: middledoi
Environmentally Friendly Procedure Based on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Tandem Mass Spectrometry Molecular Networking for the Discovery of Potent Antiviral Compounds from <i>Euphorbia semiperfoliata</i>
Journal of Natural Products 2017cited by 55position: middledoi
Isolation of Premyrsinane, Myrsinane, and Tigliane Diterpenoids from <i>Euphorbia pithyusa</i> Using a Chikungunya Virus Cell-Based Assay and Analogue Annotation by Molecular Networking
Journal of Natural Products 2017cited by 46position: middledoi
A reassessment of mycophenolic acid as a lead compound for the development of inhibitors of chikungunya virus replication
Tetrahedron 2017cited by 6position: middledoi
The viral capping enzyme nsP1: a novel target for the inhibition of chikungunya virus infection
Scientific Reports 2016cited by 108position: middledoi
<i>Euphorbia dendroides</i> Latex as a Source of Jatrophane Esters: Isolation, Structural Analysis, Conformational Study, and Anti-CHIKV Activity
Journal of Natural Products 2016cited by 63position: middledoi
Computer-aided identification, synthesis and evaluation of substituted thienopyrimidines as novel inhibitors of HCV replication
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2016cited by 42position: middledoi
Discovery of novel multi-target indole-based derivatives as potent and selective inhibitors of chikungunya virus replication
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2016cited by 41position: middledoi
Itraconazole Inhibits Enterovirus Replication by Targeting the Oxysterol-Binding Protein
Cell Reports 2015cited by 252position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Johan Neyts · KU Leuven50 papers (2012–2022) · 14 papers (2012–2018)Leen Delang · KU Leuven13 papers (2012–2019)Dirk Jochmans · KU Leuven12 papers (2012–2022) · 7 papers (2012–2017) · 7 papers (2014–2018)Louis‐Félix Nothias · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique7 papers (2014–2018) · 7 papers (2014–2017) · 7 papers (2014–2018)Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld · Utrecht University5 papers (2013–2015) · 5 papers (2012–2014) · 5 papers (2012–2014)Steven De Jonghe · KU Leuven5 papers (2021–2022)Rolf Hilgenfeld · Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV)4 papers (2013–2020) · 4 papers (2014–2017)Jan Paeshuyse · KU Leuven4 papers (2013–2015)Rana Abdelnabi · Rega Institute for Medical Research4 papers (2016–2021)Hendrik Jan Thibaut · KU Leuven4 papers (2013–2015)Kjerstin Lanke · Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences4 papers (2013–2015)Kai Dallmeier · KU Leuven4 papers (2012–2021)
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