Factors affecting delivery of antiviral drugs to the brain.

abstract：:Novel therapeutic options are urgently needed to improve the global treatment of viral infections. Tripartite motif (TRIM) family proteins are involved in various biological and cellular functions including differentiation, development, proliferation, oncogenesis, innate immunity, and viral autophagy. Various TRIM pro...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Khan R,Khan A,Ali A,Idrees M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arenaviruses, such as Lassa fever, establish chronic infections in rodents, leading to incidental transmission to humans. Lassa fever is a clinically severe disease, yet the absence of second attacks implies life-long immunity. The aim of this review is to consider whether such immunity could be provided by vaccines. ...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Fisher-Hoch SP,McCormick JB

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel human respiratory viral infection that has rapidly progressed into a pandemic, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Blood clotting disorders and acute respiratory failure have surfaced as the major complications among the severe cases ...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Pujhari S,Paul S,Ahluwalia J,Rasgon JL

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses are intracellular pathogens that have to usurp some of the cellular machineries to provide an optimal environment for their own replication. An increasing number of reports reveal that many viruses induce modifications of nuclear substructures including nucleoli, whether they replicate or not in the nucleus of...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Greco A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The collection of nasopharyngeal swabs to test for the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an invasive technique with implications for patients and clinicians. Alternative clinical specimens from the upper respiratory tract may offer benefits in terms of collection, comfort and ...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Comber L,Walsh KA,Jordan K,O'Brien KK,Clyne B,Teljeur C,Drummond L,Carty PG,De Gascun CF,Smith SM,Harrington P,Ryan M,O'Neill M

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral binding and entry into host cells for various viruses have been studied extensively, yielding a detailed understanding of the overall viral entry process. As cell entry is an essential and requisite process by which a virus initiates infection, it is an attractive target for therapeutic intervention. The advanta...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Kumar PKR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Failure of antiretroviral therapy to eradicate HIV, even in individuals who suppress the virus to undetectable levels, is a consequence of persistent infection in latently infected cells and within anatomical reservoirs. Support for the notion that the lungs are distinct anatomical reservoirs of HIV comes from a spect...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Costiniuk CT,Jenabian MA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) genomic DNA contains at least 74 distinct genes. A set of 40 genes, termed the 'core genes', is commonly found in all herpesviruses; their products include four capsid proteins, six DNA replication proteins, seven DNA packaging/cleavage proteins, four envelope glycoproteins, as well as sever...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Nishiyama Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), is a major global public health issue. Although the advent of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART) has made significant progress in inhibiting HIV replication in patients, HIV-infected cells remain the princi...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Namdari H,Rezaei F,Teymoori-Rad M,Mortezagholi S,Sadeghi A,Akbari A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of acyclovir (ACV), a nucleoside analogue, more than 30 years ago, represents a milestone in the management of HSV and VZV infections. The modest activity of ACV against CMV prompted the development of another nucleoside analogue, ganciclovir, for the management of systemic and organ-specific CMV disease...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Piret J,Boivin G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a positive-stranded RNA virus with a 7.2 kb genome that is capped and polyadenylated. The virus is currently unclassified: the organisation of the genome resembles that of the Caliciviridae but sequence analyses suggest it is more closely related to the Togaviridae. Hepatitis E virus is an e...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Emerson SU,Purcell RH

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive-stranded RNA viruses, like many other viruses, have evolved to exploit the host cellular machinery to their own advantage. In eukaryotic cells, the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) that serves as the major intracellular pathway for protein degradation and modification plays a crucial role in the regulation o...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Choi AG,Wong J,Marchant D,Luo H

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) caused by the mosquito-transmitted chikungunya virus (CHIKV) swept into international prominence from late 2005 as an epidemic of CHIKF spread around countries surrounding the Indian Ocean. Although significant advances have been made in understanding the pathobiology of CHIKF, numerous quest...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Smith DR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide and an emerging cause of chronic infection in immunocompromised patients. As with viral infections in general, immune responses are critical to determine the outcome of HEV infection. Accumulating studies in cell culture, animal models and...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Hakim MS,Ikram A,Zhou J,Wang W,Peppelenbosch MP,Pan Q

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNAs. Each viral RNA (vRNA) segment forms a ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex together with NPs and a polymerase complex, which is a fundamental unit for transcription and replication of the viral genome. Although the exact structu...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Noda T,Kawaoka Y

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mosquito-borne flavivirus, Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), is the leading cause of virus-induced encephalitis globally and a major public health concern of several countries in Southeast Asia, with the potential to become a global pathogen. The virus is neurotropic, and the disease ranges from mild fever to sev...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Nain M,Abdin MZ,Kalia M,Vrati S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until 2006, BKPyV and JCPyV were the only known human polyomaviruses. A third polyomavirus, simian virus 40 whose natural host is the macaque was accidently introduced into man because of contaminated poliovirus vaccines, although there is epidemiological evidence that SV40 may be transmitted between man independently...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Moens U,Van Ghelue M,Song X,Ehlers B

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serine/threonine kinase expressed by human cytomegalovirus from gene UL97 phosphorylates the antiviral drug ganciclovir, but its biological function is the phosphorylation of its natural viral and cellular protein substrates which affect viral replication at many levels. The UL97 kinase null phenotype is therefore...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Prichard MN

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drugs based on amino acid sequence of Heptad Repeats of gp41 of HIV have been explored in search of anti-HIV drugs acting by inhibition of the gp41 6-helix formation and subsequent cellular infection. These are classified under a distinct discipline called HIV fusion inhibitors. Resistance to HIV fusion inhibitors and...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Qadir MI,Malik SA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SCID-hu Thy/Liv mouse is a model for the analysis of human thymopoiesis. It has been constructed by engrafting fragments of human fetal liver and thymus into the immunodeficient C.B-17 scid/scid (SCID) mouse. The resulting 'Thy/Liv' organ promotes long-term differentiation of human T cells. Given the apparently no...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Su L

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophages or phages, being the most abundant entities on earth, represent a potential solution to a diverse range of problems. Phages are successful antibacterial agents whose use in therapeutics was hindered by the discovery of antibiotics. Eventually, because of the development and spread of antibiotic resistan...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Rehman S,Ali Z,Khan M,Bostan N,Naseem S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjuvants historically are considered to stimulate immune responses 'non-specifically'. Recently, a renewed understanding of the critical role of innate immunity in influencing the development of an adaptive immune response has led researchers to a better understanding of 'the adjuvant effect'. Although innate immune ...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Fairweather D,Frisancho-Kiss S,Rose NR

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the serendipitous discovery of HIV eradication in the "Berlin patient", interest has grown in curing HIV infection by replacing the patient's replication-competent blood cells with infection-resistant ones. At the same time, induced pluripotent stem cell technologies and genetic engineering have boosted cell the...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Focosi D,Maggi F,Ceccherini-Nelli L,Pistello M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a devastating and often fatal demyelinating disease of the central nervous system for which effective therapies are lacking. It is caused by the replication of polyomavirus JC (JCV) in the oligodendrocytes and astrocytes leading to their cytolytic death and loss of m...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： White MK,Sariyer IK,Gordon J,Delbue S,Pietropaolo V,Berger JR,Khalili K

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections with the beta-herpesviruses human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) and human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) are ubiquitous in childhood. The immunosuppression secondary to organ or bone marrow transplantation together with posttransplantation management may favour viral replication and reactivation. HHV-6 and -7 induce immunos...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Dockrell DH,Paya CV

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) public health emergency has caused enormous loss around the world. This pandemic is a concrete example of the existing gap between availability of advanced diagnostics and current need for cost-effective methodology. The advent of the loop-mediated isothermal amplification...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Chaouch M

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Remdesivir is an antiviral agent that has shown broad-spectrum activity, including against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Clinical trials investigating the role of remdesivir in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) reported conflicting results. This study aimed to systematically review th...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Elsawah HK,Elsokary MA,Abdallah MS,ElShafie AH

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The conventional diagnosis of dengue virus infections includes the detection of the virus in serum or tissue samples, both by isolation in culture or through detection of specific viral molecules (genome RNA or dengue antigens) and detection of specific anti-dengue antibodies (serology). Isolation of dengue virus prov...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Teles FR,Prazeres DM,Lima-Filho JL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While outbreaks of foodborne disease remain an important public health concern, their aetiology is not identified in a majority of instances. In targeted studies, the application of newly developed molecular assays has demonstrated that a large proportion of these outbreaks may be caused by the "Norwalk-like viruses" ...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Parashar UD,Monroe SS

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AUTHOR CONTRIBUTION:FN performed the literature review and wrote the manuscript; STZ coauthored, edited, and reviewed the manuscript. ABSTRACT:Treatment response in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has generated varied effects in patients. Recently, nonresponsive and relapse patients related to host and genotype variabilities ...

journal_title：Reviews in medical virology

authors： Fadl N,Salem TZ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00