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Structural Vaccinology for Viral Vaccine Design
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Although vaccines have proven pivotal against arrays of infectious viral diseases, there are still no effective vaccines against many viruses. New structural insights into the viral envelope, protein conformation, and antigenic epitopes can guide the ...
Mohd Ishtiaq Anasir, Chit Laa Poh
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Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Voluntary Blood Donors in the Russian Federation
VirusesTransfusion-transmitted hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an increasing concern in many countries. We investigated the detection rate of HEV viremia in blood donors in Russia. A total of 20,405 regular repetitive voluntary non-renumerated blood donors
Ilya A. Potemkin +16 more
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South African Family Practice, 2006 The hepatitis A, B, C, D and E viruses primarily target the liver to cause viral hepatitis. Hepatitis A (HAV) and E (HEV) viruses are transmitted by the faecal-oral route and cause acute viral hepatitis.
D. Brink
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Potential of CRISPR/Cas system as emerging tools in the detection of viral hepatitis infection
Virology Journal, 2023 Viral hepatitis, the most common cause of inflammatory liver disease, affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. It is most commonly associated with one of the five nominal hepatitis viruses (hepatitis A–E viruses).
Howra Bahrulolum +6 more
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TLR agonists as vaccine adjuvants in the prevention of viral infections: an overview
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Tol-like receptor (TLR) agonists, as potent adjuvants, have gained attention in vaccine research for their ability to enhance immune responses. This study focuses on their application in improving vaccine efficacy against key viral infections, including ...
Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh +2 more
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Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal, 2020 Background: Hepatitis C is a viral disease associated with chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of this disease.
Zeinab Dehghan +6 more
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The roles of different microRNAs in the regulation of cholesterol in viral hepatitis
Cell Communication and Signaling, 2023 Cholesterol plays a significant role in stabilizing lipid or membrane rafts, which are specific cellular membrane structures. Cholesterol is involved in numerous cellular processes, including regulating virus entry into the host cell.
Xuan Meng +7 more
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Recent advancements in combination subunit vaccine development
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2017 Viral structural proteins share a common nature of homotypic interactions that drive viral capsid formation. This natural process has been mimicked in vitro through recombinant technology to generate various virus-like particles (VLPs) and small subviral
Ming Tan, Xi Jiang
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Liver disease during pregnancy: acute viral hepatitis
Annals of Hepatology, 2006 Acute viral hepatitis is the most common cause of jaundice in pregnancy. The course of most viral hepatitis infections (e.g., hepatitis A, B, C and D) is unaffected by pregnancy, however, a more severe course of viral hepatitis in pregnancy has been ...
Silvia Sookoian
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Development of virus-like particles with inbuilt immunostimulatory properties as vaccine candidates
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 The development of virus-like particle (VLP) based vaccines for human papillomavirus, hepatitis B and hepatitis E viruses represented a breakthrough in vaccine development.
Simon Collett +25 more
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