Zika virus

S Masmejan, D Musso, M Vouga, L Pomar… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Zika virus (ZIKV), a neurotropic single-stranded RNA flavivirus, remains an important cause
of congenital infection, fetal microcephaly, and Guillain-Barré syndrome in populations …

Influenza vaccination and Guillain–Barré syndrome: reality or fear

A Babazadeh, Z Mohseni Afshar… - Journal of translational …, 2019 - degruyter.com
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory disorder and an acute immune-mediated
demyelinating neuropathy that causes reduced signal transmissions, progressive muscle …

Curcumin-poly (sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) conjugates as potent Zika virus entry inhibitors

M Obłoza, A Milewska, P Botwina… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Curcumin, a natural product with recognized antiviral properties, is limited in its application
largely due to its poor solubility. This study presents the synthesis of water-soluble curcumin …

Inhibiting cardiac autophagy suppresses Zika virus replication

X Ma, Y Jia, J Yuan, QJ Tang, WC Gao… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Zika Virus (ZIKV) infection is a global threat. Other than the congenital neurological
disorders it causes, ZIKV infection has been reported to induce cardiac complications …

Participation of extracellular vesicles from zika-virus-infected mosquito cells in the modification of naïve cells' behavior by mediating cell-to-cell transmission of viral …

PP Martínez-Rojas, E Quiroz-García… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
To date, no safe vaccine or antivirals for Zika virus (ZIKV) infection have been found. The
pathogenesis of severe Zika, where host and viral factors participate, remains unclear. For …

Importance of Zika virus NS5 protein for viral replication

H Elshahawi, S Syed Hassan, V Balasubramaniam - Pathogens, 2019 - mdpi.com
Zika virus is the latest addition to an ever-growing list of arboviruses that are causing
outbreaks with serious consequences. A few mild cases were recorded between 1960 and …

CRISPR‐Cas system for biomedical diagnostic platforms

Z Wang, W Cui - View, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Clustered short palindrome repeats with regular intervals, abbreviated as CRISPR, and
functions as a self‐defense system for prokaryotes, detecting particular pathogenic nucleic …

Structure-based design of a novel inhibitor of the ZIKA virus NS2B/NS3 protease

Y Xiong, F Cheng, J Zhang, H Su, H Hu, Y Zou, M Li… - Bioorganic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Zika virus (ZIKV) has been a serious public health problem, and there is no vaccine or drug
approved for the prevention or treatment of ZIKV yet. The ZIKV NS2B/NS3 protease plays an …

Intracranial calcifications in childhood: Part 1

FG Gonçalves, L Caschera, SR Teixeira, AN Viaene… - Pediatric …, 2020 - Springer
This article is the first of a two-part series on intracranial calcification in childhood.
Intracranial calcification can be either physiological or pathological. Physiological …

A Narrative Review on the Pandemic Zoonotic RNA Virus Infections Occurred During the Last 25 Years

G Ameni, A Zewude, B Tulu, M Derara… - Journal of epidemiology …, 2024 - Springer
Background Pandemic zoonotic RNA virus infections have continued to threaten humans
and animals worldwide. The objective of this review was to highlight the epidemiology and …