A limited number of effective therapies are currently available to treat human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and other human coronaviruses, which are responsible for nearly a third of global cases of the common cold.
Sabina Andreu +3 more
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MECHANISMS OF ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY OF FLAVONOIDS [PDF]
The article examines the multifaceted mechanisms underlying the antiviral activity of flavonoids, compounds widely distributed in the plant kingdom. The aim of the work was to review literature data on mechanisms of antiviral activity of flavonoids.
Golembiovska O.I. +4 more
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IFNα and IFNγ Impede Marek’s Disease Progression [PDF]
Marek’s disease virus (MDV) is an alphaherpesvirus that causes Marek’s disease, a malignant lymphoproliferative disease of domestic chickens. While MDV vaccines protect animals from clinical disease, they do not provide sterilizing immunity and allow ...
Bertzbach, Luca D. +6 more
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Antiviral treatment alters the frequency of activating and inhibitory receptor-expressing natural killer cells in chronic Hepatitis B virus infected patients [PDF]
Natural killer (NK) cells play a critical role in innate antiviral immunity, but little is known about the impact of antiviral therapy on the frequency of NK cell subsets.
Chi, X. +12 more
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The composition and properties of apolipoprotein (apo) A-I and apoA-II in high-density lipoproteins (HDL) might be critical to SARS-CoV-2 infection via SR-BI and antiviral activity against COVID-19.
Kyung-Hyun Cho
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Dual-acting stapled peptides target both HIV-1 entry and assembly [PDF]
Background: Previously, we reported the conversion of the 12-mer linear and cell-impermeable peptide CAI to a cell-penetrating peptide NYAD-1 by using an i,i + 4 hydrocarbon stapling technique and confirmed its binding to the C-terminal domain (CTD ...
Bhargava, P. +12 more
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Second-generation nitazoxanide derivatives: thiazolides are effective inhibitors of the influenza A virus [PDF]
Aim: The only small molecule drugs currently available for treatment of influenza A virus (IAV) are M2 ion channel blockers and sialidase inhibitors. The prototype thiazolide, nitazoxanide, has successfully completed Phase III clinical trials against ...
Andrew V Stachulski +17 more
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Medicinal Plants Used in Sri Lankan Traditional Medicine for Dengue Fever
Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral infectious disease caused by the dengue virus, is a significant global health concern, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
Jayani K. Handagala +3 more
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Antiviral Activity of Interferon Alpha-2b and Taurine Combination Against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro
Interferons (IFN) have antiviral activity against many viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. A combination of IFN-a2b and the antioxidant taurine is widely used in the Russian Federation, and its antiviral activity has not been studied before.
N. P. Kartashova +5 more
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Sequential emergence and clinical implications of viral mutants with K70E and K65R mutation in reverse transcriptase during prolonged tenofovir monotherapy in rhesus macaques with chronic RT-SHIV infection. [PDF]
BackgroundWe reported previously on the emergence and clinical implications of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVmac251) mutants with a K65R mutation in reverse transcriptase (RT), and the role of CD8+ cell-mediated immune responses in suppressing ...
Bischofberger, Norbert +10 more
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