Carbohydrates are essential mediators of many processes in health and disease. They
regulate self-/non-self-discrimination, are key elements of cellular communication, cancer …

One could certainly highlight a conceptual resemblance between social interactions as the
basis of societies and civilizations and the ability of molecules to interact in a noncovalent …

Human lectins are involved in a wide variety of biological processes, both physiological and
pathological, which have attracted the interest of the scientific community working in the …

Synthetic mRNAs can become biopharmaceutics allowing vaccination against cancer,
bacterial and virus infections. Clinical trials with direct administration of synthetic mRNAs …

After the last epidemic of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in Brazil that peaked in 2016, growing
evidence has been demonstrated of the link between this teratogenic flavivirus and …

Gram-negative uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) bacteria are a causative pathogen of
urinary tract infections (UTIs). Previously developed antivirulence inhibitors of the type 1 …

The dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-
SIGN) is an innate immune C-type lectin receptor that recognizes carbohydrate-based …

Abstract DC-SIGN is a C-type lectin receptor on antigen presenting cells (dendritic cells)
which has an important role in some viral infection, notably by HIV and Dengue virus (DV) …

Dextran, the α-1, 6-linked glucose polymer widely used in biology and medicine, promises
new applications. Linear dextran applied as a blood plasma substitute demonstrates a high …

Plant lectins, a natural source of glycans with a therapeutic potential may lead to the
discovery of new targeted therapies. Glycans extracted from plant lectins are known to act as …