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ReviewViruses2021

Development of Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Agents-Inspiration from Immunomodulatory Natural Products.

Mengxun Zhang, Jiaqing Zhong, Yongai Xiong, Xun Song, Chenyang Li, Zhendan He

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In one paragraph

Review in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Special Issue "Antiviral Drugs Discovery".International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Immunoenhancing Effects ofMarine drugs · 2022
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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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mengxun ZhangDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Jiaqing ZhongDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Yongai XiongCollege of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China.
Xun SongDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Chenyang LiDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Zhendan HeDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6876-3037
Shenzhen University Health Science Center · CNShenzhen University · CNZunyi Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developing broad-spectrum antiviral drugs remains an important issue as viral infections continue to threaten public health. Host-directed therapy is a method that focuses on potential targets in host cells or the body, instead of viral proteins. Its antiviral effects are achieved by disturbing the life cycles of pathogens or modulating immunity. In this review, we focus on the development of broad-spectrum antiviral drugs that enhance the immune response. Some natural products present antiviral effects mediated by enhancing immunity, and their structures and mechanisms are summarized here. Natural products with immunomodulatory effects are also discussed, although their antiviral effects remain unknown. Given the power of immunity and the feasibility of host-directed therapy, we argue that both of these categories of natural products provide clues that may be beneficial for the discovery of broad-spectrum antiviral drugs.

Indexed as

Drug DiscoveryAnimalsAntiviral AgentsBiological ProductsHumansImmunomodulating AgentsMiceVirus DiseasesVirusesVirus ReplicationAntiviral AgentsBiological ProductsImmunomodulating Agentsantiviralimmunomodulatorynatural products

Identifiers

PMID34203182
PMCPMC8310077
OpenAlexW3173252823

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