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Identification and Characterization of an In Silico Designed Membrane‐Active Peptide with Antiviral Properties

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An evolutionary molecular dynamics platform is used to design P1.6, a membrane‐active peptide that senses lipid packing defects in viral envelopes. P1.6 adopts a stabilized α‐helical structure upon membrane contact, disrupts virus‐like liposomes, and damages HIV‐1 particles.
Pascal von Maltitz, Niek van Hilten, Tatjana Weil, Thunchanok Thummaraj, Jeroen Methorst, Dennis Aschmann, Alexander Kros, Clarissa Read, Jasmina Gačanin, Herre Jelger Risselada, Jan Münch   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Trials and Administration of Zika Virus Vaccine in Pregnant Women: Lessons (that Should Have Been) Learned from Excluding Immunization with the Ebola Vaccine during Pregnancy and Lactation

Vaccines, 2018
As evidenced from recent epidemics, both Ebola and Zika virus infection are potentially catastrophic when occurring in pregnant women. Ebola virus causes extremely high rates of mortality in both mothers and infants; Zika virus is a TORCH infection that ...
David A. Schwartz
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Caspase‐3/GSDME‐Mediated Trophoblast Pyroptosis and Reciprocal Macrophage Polarization Contribute to Inflammation in Early‐Onset Preeclampsia

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In trophoblast cells, T/S (TNFα + SM164) activated caspase‐3, which cleaved GSDME to switch apoptosis to pyroptosis, causing cell swelling, membrane rupture, and release of LDH, HMGB1, IL‐1β and IL‐18. These cytokines induced pro‐inflammatory macrophage polarization, which in turn reinforced pyroptotic signaling in trophoblasts, amplifying systemic ...
Baoying Huang, Weinan Deng, Shilei Bi, Yifan Wang, Zhaowei Tu, Lijun Huang, Lili Du, Lizi Zhang, Zhoushan Feng, Wei Sun, Tengfei Liu, Julia Kzhyshkowska, Haibin Wang, Jingsi Chen, Dunjin Chen, Shuang Zhang   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guillain–Barré syndrome risk among individuals infected with Zika virus: a multi-country assessment

BMC Medicine, 2018
Background Countries with ongoing outbreaks of Zika virus have observed a notable rise in reported cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), with mounting evidence of a causal link between Zika virus infection and the neurological syndrome.
Luis Mier-y-Teran-Romero, Mark J. Delorey, James J. Sejvar, Michael A. Johansson   +3 more
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A gossypol derivative effectively protects against Zika and dengue virus infection without toxicity [PDF]

, 2022
Yaning Gao, Wanbo Tai, Xinyi Wang, Shibo Jiang, Asim K. Debnath, Lanying Du, Shizhong Chen   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source

Pathogenesis of Zika Virus Infection

Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease, 2023
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging virus from the Flaviviridae family that is transmitted to humans by mosquito vectors and represents an important health problem. Infections in pregnant women are of major concern because of potential devastating consequences during pregnancy and have been associated with microcephaly in newborns.
Giraldo, Maria I., Gonzalez-Orozco, Maria, Rajsbaum, Ricardo   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Alphaviral Capsid Proteins Inhibit Stress Granule Assembly via Competitive RNA Binding With G3BP1

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Stress granules exert antiviral functions. This study illustrates a conserved function of alphaviral capsid proteins in modulating stress granules. Oligomerization mediated by a helical motif coupled with a positively charged intrinsically disordered region (IDR) directly competes with G3BP1 for RNA binding, thereby disrupting G3BP1‐RNA liquid–liquid ...
Yun Zhang, Yi Liu, Zhiying Yao, Haolong Lai, Xiaoxin Chen, Ziqiu Wang, Yiqiong Bao, Tingting Li, Xiaoming Zhou, Xiabin Chen, Peiguo Yang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of 2 Commercial Serologic Tests for Diagnosing Zika Virus Infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Reliable serologic tests are needed for diagnosis and surveillance of Zika virus infection. We evaluated the Euroimmun and Dia.Pro serologic tests for detection of Zika virus IgM and IgG by using a panel of 199 samples from a region endemic for ...
Séverine Matheus, Cheikh Talla, Bhety Labeau, Franck de Laval, Sébastien Briolant, Lena Berthelot, Muriel Vray, Dominique Rousset   +7 more
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Longitudinal Monitoring of Systemic Cytokines After Mild Zika Virus Infection Revealed an Association Between Th17 Polarization and Clinical and Serological Outcomes. [PDF]

J Med Virol
ABSTRACT Zika virus (ZIKV) is a neurotropic virus that can cause a variety of neurological manifestations, ranging from mild forms to severe disorders like Guillain–Barré syndrome and congenital Zika syndrome. The pathophysiology of these complications is not fully understood, but they have been linked to host immune responses, particularly a ...
Marquine S, Mura M, de Laval F, Grard G, Badaut C, Briolant S, Trignol A.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Non‐Targeting shRNA‐Encoded Plasmid DNA Enhances Protective Immunity Through RIDD‐RIG‐I Signaling Pathway in the Zika Virus Animal Model

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We present a novel DNA vaccine platform featuring intrinsic, non‐targeting dsRNA that significantly enhances immune responses by activating the regulated IRE1‐dependent decay‐RIG‐I signaling pathway. This research elucidates a previously uncharacterized mechanism for dsRNA‐mediated innate immune activation.
Min‐Syuan Huang, Hung‐Chun Liao, Po Peng, Wan‐Ling Wu, Kit Man Chai, Mei‐Yu Chen, Guann‐Yi Yu, Tsung‐Hsien Chuang, Hsin‐Wei Chen, Chuang‐Rung Chang, Shih‐Jen Liu   +10 more
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