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Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Effects of Phytochemicals from Honey against COVID-19: Potential Mechanisms of Action and Future Directions

Molecules, 2020
The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has recently put the world under stress, resulting in a global pandemic.
Mohammad A. I. Al-Hatamleh, Ma’mon M. Hatmal, Kamran Sattar, Suhana Ahmad, Mohd Zulkifli Mustafa, Marcelo De Carvalho Bittencourt, Rohimah Mohamud   +6 more
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Major G-Quadruplex Form of HIV-1 LTR Reveals a (3 + 1) Folding Topology Containing a Stem-Loop [PDF]

, 2018
Nucleic acids can form noncanonical four-stranded structures called G-quadruplexes. G-quadruplex-forming sequences are found in several genomes including human and viruses.
Anh Tuân Phan, Blaž Bakalar, Brahim Heddi, Elena Butovskaya, Hud N. V., Nadai M., Sara N. Richter   +6 more
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Strategies to Improve the Lipophilicity of Hydrophilic Macromolecular Drugs

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Hydrophilic macromolecular drugs can be successfully lipidized by covalent attachment of lipids, by hydrophobic ion pairing with negatively or positively charged surfactants, and by dry or wet reverse micelle formation. Lipophilicity enhancement of hydrophilic macromolecules has several benefits including stability and bioavailability improvement ...
Sera Lindner, Stefan Keim, Soheil Haddadzadegan, Odile Fernandez Romero, Katrin Zöller, Gabriel Stern, Ilaria Cesi, Krum Kafedjiiski, Andreas Bernkop‐Schnürch   +8 more
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Assessing the Impact of Agents with Antiviral Activities on Transmembrane Ionic Currents: Exploring Possible Unintended Actions

Biophysica
As the need for effective antiviral treatment intensifies, such as with the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) infection, it is crucial to understand that while the mechanisms of action of these drugs or compounds seem apparent, they might also interact ...
Geng-Bai Lin, Chia-Lung Shih, Rasa Liutkevičienė, Vita Rovite, Edmund Cheung So, Chao-Liang Wu, Sheng-Nan Wu   +6 more
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Influenza Virus Infection, Interferon Response, Viral Counter-Response, and Apoptosis

Viruses, 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.
Jung Min Shim, Jinhee Kim, Tanel Tenson, Ji-Young Min, Denis E. Kainov   +4 more
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A hepatitis C virus (HCV) fertőzés pathogenesise: a genetikai és az immunológiai tényezők, valamint az oxidativ stress szerepe és a kórokozó virus sajátosságai, különös tekintettel a HCV-okozta betegségekben és a tünetmentes virushordozó állapotban = Pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection: the role of the genetic and immunological factors, the oxidative stress and the viral features in the HCV-related diseases and in the symptomfree virus carriers [PDF]

, 2009
Genetikai, immunológiai és környezeti tényezők potenciális szerepe krónikus hepatitis C virus (HCV) infekcióban: összehasonlitó vizsgálatok aktiv HCV hepatitises betegekben és tünetmentes "egészséges" virushordozókban. 1.
Berki, Timea, Hunyady, Béla, Kalabay, László, Nagy, Zsuzsanna, Pár, Alajos, Pár, Gabriella   +5 more
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Multiscale model for the effects of adaptive immunity suppression on the viral therapy of cancer

, 2013
Oncolytic virotherapy - the use of viruses that specifically kill tumor cells - is an innovative and highly promising route for treating cancer. However, its therapeutic outcomes are mainly impaired by the host immune response to the viral infection.
Ferreira, Silvio C, Martins, Marcelo L, Paiva, Leticia R, Silva, Hallan S   +3 more
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Drug-related mutational patterns in hepatitis B virus (HBV) reverse transcriptase proteins from Iranian treatment-Naïve chronic HBV patients [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Immunomodulators and Nucleotide analogues have been used globally for the dealing of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the development of drug resistance is a major limitation to their long-term effectiveness.
Abedi, F., Alavian, S.M., Ataei, B., Azad, T.M., Daram, M., Fazeli, Z., Ghamari, S., Goodarzi, Z., Jazayeri, S.M., Judaki, M.A., Kalantari, E., Karimzadeh, H., Keyvani, H., Khedive, A., Mahabadi, M., Mahmoodi, M., Malekzadeh, R., Mansour-Ghanaei, F., Montazeri, G., Moradi, A., Nejatizadeh, A., Norouzi, M., Pourhosseingholi, M.A., Rafatpanah, H., Ramezani, F., Saberfar, E., Saberfiroozi, M., Samimirad, K., Sanei-Moghaddam, I., Sarizadeh, G., Sayad, B., Somi, M.H., Yaran, M., Ziee, M.   +33 more
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Neem as Antiviral Agents

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2020
The neem plant [Azardirachata indica] belonging to the family Meliaceae has been widely used as a traditional medicine for many centuries in tropical countries Neem is considered to be of divine origin according to Indian mythology Earlier studies have indicated that neem contains substances with strong antiviral activity Neem truly seems like ...
A. Divya Dharshini, N. P. Muralidharan
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Automated Label‐Free Assay for Viral Detection and Inhibitor Screening via Biomembrane‐Functionalized Microelectrode Arrays

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A bioelectronic sensor integrating 2D cell membranes with organic microelectrode arrays enables detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 fusion pathways. Natively‐expressed viral receptors promote monitoring of viral entry and screening of antibody‐based inhibitors.
Zixuan Lu, Jeremy Treiber, Konstantinos Kallitsis, Ekaterina Selivanovitch, Alexandra Wheeler, Maria Lopez‐Cavestany, Zhongmou Chao, Sarah L Barron, Ju An Park, Darius Hoven, Anna Scheeder, Aimee Withers, Becky M. Hess, Clemens F. Kaminski, Alberto Salleo, Anna‐Maria Pappa, Susan Daniel, Róisín M Owens   +17 more
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