Medicinal fungi with antiviral effect

Y Zhang, G Zhang, J Ling - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pandemics from various viruses make natural organisms face challenges over and over
again. Therefore, new antiviral drugs urgently need to be found to solve this problem …

Oxidative stress and ROS-mediated cellular events in RSV infection: potential protective roles of antioxidants

X Yang, X Liu, Y Nie, F Zhan, B Zhu - Virology Journal, 2023 - Springer
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a member of the Pneumoviridae family, can cause severe
acute lower respiratory tract infection in infants, young children, immunocompromised …

Clinical and economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus in Spanish children: the BARI study

F Martinón-Torres, M Carmo, L Platero, G Drago… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a major cause of morbidity in children.
However, its disease burden remains poorly understood, particularly outside of the hospital …

The importance of RSV epidemiological surveillance: A multicenter observational study of RSV infection during the COVID-19 pandemic

G Pruccoli, E Castagno, I Raffaldi, M Denina… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The restrictive measures adopted worldwide against SARS-CoV-2 produced a drastic
reduction in respiratory pathogens, including RSV, but a dramatic rebound was thereafter …

The impact of childhood RSV infection on children's and parents' quality of life: a prospective multicenter study in Spain

E Díez-Gandía, C Gómez-Álvarez… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background Several immunisation candidates against RSV are in late-stage clinical trials.
To evaluate the benefits of a potential vaccination programme, both economic and health …

Natural killer cells and their exosomes in viral infections and related therapeutic approaches: where are we?

MH Razizadeh, A Zafarani… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Innate immunity is the first line of the host immune system to fight against infections. Natural
killer cells are the innate immunity lymphocytes responsible for fighting against virus …

[HTML][HTML] Bioengineered Co-culture of organoids to recapitulate host-microbe interactions

MB Kim, S Hwangbo, S Jang, YK Jo - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
The recent spike in the instances of complex physiological host-microbe interactions has
raised the demand for developing in vitro models that recapitulate the microbial …

Respiratory syncytial virus infection: an update

A Soni, SK Kabra, R Lodha - Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2023 - Springer
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a highly contagious respiratory virus that can cause mild
to severe illness in children. It is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) …

Airway epithelial cell junctions as targets for pathogens and antimicrobial therapy

N Gao, F Rezaee - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intercellular contacts between epithelial cells are established and maintained by the apical
junctional complexes (AJCs). AJCs conserve cell polarity and build epithelial barriers to …

Vitamin D in respiratory viral infections: a key immune modulator?

M Vaghari-Tabari, I Mohammadzadeh… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Respiratory viral infections are common respiratory diseases. Influenza viruses, RSV and
SARS-COV2 have the potential to cause severe respiratory infections. Numerous studies …