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ReviewPathogens and global health2021

Zika virus pathogenesis and current therapeutic advances.

Caroline Mwaliko, Raphael Nyaruaba, Lu Zhao, Evans Atoni, Samuel Karungu, Matilu Mwau, Dimitri Lavillette, Han Xia, Zhiming Yuan

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Review in Pathogens and global health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Investigation of the activity of baicalein towards Zika virus.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023
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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

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Caroline MwalikoKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3452-6321
Raphael NyaruabaKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8467-8959
Lu ZhaoKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, China.
Evans AtoniKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, China.
Samuel KarunguKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, China.
Matilu MwauCenter for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Control Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute , Nairobi, Kenya.
Dimitri LavilletteCAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology & Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai, China.
Han XiaKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, China.
Zhiming YuanKey Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3234-9616
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNKenya Medical Research Institute · KEShanghai University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging arthropod-borne flavivirus that, upon infection, results in teratogenic effects and neurological disorders. ZIKV infections pose serious global public health concerns, prompting scientists to increase research on antivirals and vaccines against the virus. These efforts are still ongoing as the pathogenesis and immune evasion mechanisms of ZIKV have not yet been fully elaborated. Currently, no specific vaccines or drugs have been approved for ZIKV; however, some are undergoing clinical trials. Notably, several strategies have been used to develop antivirals, including drugs that target viral and host proteins. Additionally, drug repurposing is preferred since it is less costly and takes less time than other strategies because the drugs used have already been approved for human use. Likewise, different platforms have been evaluated for the design of vaccines, including DNA, mRNA, peptide, protein, viral vectors, virus-like particles (VLPSs), inactivated-virus, and live-attenuated virus vaccines. These vaccines have been shown to induce specific humoral and cellular immune responses and reduce viremia and viral RNA both

Indexed as

Viral VaccinesZika VirusZika Virus InfectionAntiviral AgentsClinical Trials as TopicDrug RepositioningHumansRNA, ViralVaccines, AttenuatedAntiviral AgentsRNA, ViralVaccines, AttenuatedViral VaccinesAntiviralspathogenesissfRNAstherapeuticsvaccineszika virus

Identifiers

PMID33191867
PMCPMC7850325
OpenAlexW3101222420

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