Structure and function of capsid protein in flavivirus infection and its applications in the development of vaccines and therapeutics

X Zhang, Y Zhang, R Jia, M Wang, Z Yin, A Cheng - Veterinary research, 2021 - Springer
Flaviviruses are enveloped single positive-stranded RNA viruses. The capsid (C), a
structural protein of flavivirus, is dimeric and alpha-helical, with several special structural …

Animal models for studying dengue pathogenesis and therapy

KWK Chan, S Watanabe, R Kavishna, S Alonso… - Antiviral research, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of a suitable animal model for dengue virus disease is critical for
understanding pathogenesis and for preclinical testing of antiviral drugs and vaccines. Many …

Dengvaxia sensitizes seronegatives to vaccine enhanced disease regardless of age

SB Halstead - Vaccine, 2017 - Elsevier
During a large scale clinical efficacy trial of the Sanofipasteur live-attenuated tetravalent
dengue vaccine (Dengvaxia), features of hospitalized disease accompanying dengue …

Antibody-dependent enhancement of viral infections

R Kulkarni - Dynamics of immune activation in viral diseases, 2020 - Springer
Antiviral antibodies constitute an important component of the host immune response against
viral infections and serve to neutralize and reduce infectivity of the virus. However, these …

An immunoinformatics study: designing multivalent T-cell epitope vaccine against canine circovirus

P Jain, A Joshi, N Akhtar, S Krishnan… - Journal of Genetic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Canine circovirus is a deadly pathogen of dogs and causes vasculitis and
hemorrhagic enteritis. It causes lethal gastroenteritis in pigs, fox, and dogs. Canine …

HLA-DRB1 Alleles Are Associated With Different Magnitudes of Dengue Virus–Specific CD4+ T-Cell Responses

D Weiskopf, MA Angelo, A Grifoni… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Each year dengue virus (DENV) infects 400 million human but causes
symptomatic disease in only a subset of patients, suggesting that host genetic factors may …

Arbovirus and insect‐specific virus discovery in Kenya by novel six genera multiplex high‐resolution melting analysis

J Villinger, MK Mbaya, D Ouso… - Molecular ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A broad diversity of arthropod‐borne viruses (arboviruses) of global health concern are
endemic to East Africa, yet most surveillance efforts are limited to just a few key viral …

Plant‐expressed Fc‐fusion protein tetravalent dengue vaccine with inherent adjuvant properties

MY Kim, A Copland, K Nayak… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Dengue is a major global disease requiring improved treatment and prevention strategies.
The recently licensed Sanofi Pasteur Dengvaxia vaccine does not protect children under the …

Utility, limitations, and future of non-human primates for dengue research and vaccine development

CA Sariol, LJ White - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Dengue is considered the most important emerging, human arboviruses, with worldwide
distribution in the tropics. Unfortunately, there are no licensed dengue vaccines available or …

Achieving safe, effective, and durable Zika virus vaccines: lessons from dengue

SB Halstead - The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2017 - thelancet.com
Newly proposed candidate Zika virus vaccines might or might not succeed in raising safe,
effective, and durable protection against human Zika virus infections or syndromes …