Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28473729›Full record

ReviewNature reviews. Drug discovery2017

Broad-spectrum agents for flaviviral infections: dengue, Zika and beyond.

Veaceslav Boldescu, Mira A M Behnam, Nikos Vasilakis, Christian D Klein

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Nature reviews. Drug discovery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04391127 (Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin in Hospitalized no Critical Patients Secondary to COVID-19 Infection), which is not on this map. Cited by 148 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
148citing papers in PubMed
33.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04391127 phase3completednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin in Hospitalized no Critical Patients Secondary to COVID-19 Infection: Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorCentenario Hospital Miguel HidalgoRan2020 to 2020Enrolled108ConditionsCOVID-19ArmsHydroxychloroquine, Ivermectin, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

148 citing papers in PubMed, 298 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Special Issue "Antiviral Drugs Discovery".International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
    Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Review
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Review
  11. Article
  12. SAR exploration for 4-aminotetrahydroquinazolines with adamantyl moiety against orthoflaviviruses.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2026
    Article
  13. Article
  14. Review
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Article

88 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Veaceslav BoldescuMedicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology IPMB, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Mira A M BehnamMedicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology IPMB, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Nikos VasilakisDepartment of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Center for Tropical Diseases and Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, 2.138D Keiller Building, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77555-0609, USA.
Christian D KleinMedicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology IPMB, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DEThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

Mechanisms and Public Health Impact of Sylvatic Dengue Virus Emergence in BorneoU01AI115577 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI VASILAKIS, NIKOS · 2016 to 2019
$2.4M
NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI115577
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infections with flaviviruses, such as dengue, West Nile virus and the recently re-emerging Zika virus, are an increasing and probably lasting global risk. This Review summarizes and comments on the opportunities for broad-spectrum agents that are active against multiple flaviviruses. Broad-spectrum activity is particularly desirable to prepare for the next flaviviral epidemic, which could emerge from as-yet unknown or neglected viruses. Potential molecular targets for broad-spectrum antiflaviviral compounds include viral proteins, such as the viral protease or polymerase, and host targets that are exploited by these viruses during entry and replication, including α-glucosidase and proteins involved in nucleoside biosynthesis. Numerous compounds with broad-spectrum antiviral activity have already been identified by target-specific or phenotypic assays. For other compounds, broad-spectrum activity can be anticipated because of their mode of action and molecular targets.

Indexed as

Drug DesignAnimalsAntiviral AgentsDengueFlavivirus InfectionsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyVirus InternalizationVirus ReplicationWest Nile FeverZika Virus InfectionAntiviral Agents

Identifiers

PMID28473729
PMCPMC5925760
OpenAlexW2610396252

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.