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ReviewVaccines2023

Tracing down the Updates on Dengue Virus-Molecular Biology, Antivirals, and Vaccine Strategies.

Shiza Malik, Omar Ahsan, Hassan Mumtaz, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Ranjit Sah, Yasir Waheed

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Review in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Shiza MalikBridging Health Foundation, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan.
Omar AhsanDepartment of Medicine, Foundation University Medical College, Foundation University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-9979-7552
Hassan MumtazInnovation, Implementation, and Partnership Unit, Association for Social Development, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Muhammad Tahir KhanInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), University of Lahore, 1KM Defence Road, Lahore 58810, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-1158-2133
Ranjit SahDepartment of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-2695-8714
Yasir WaheedOffice of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-5789-4215
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre · INFoundation University Islamabad · PKShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology · PKSocial Action · NGUniversity of Lahore · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNearly half of the world is at risk of developing dengue infection. Dengue virus is the causative agent behind this public healthcare concern. Millions of dengue cases are reported every year, leading to thousands of deaths. The scientific community is working to develop effective therapeutic strategies in the form of vaccines and antiviral drugs against dengue.

methodsIn this review, a methodological approach has been used to gather data from the past five years to include the latest developments against the dengue virus.

resultsDifferent therapeutics and antiviral targets against the dengue virus are at different stages of development, but none have been approved by the FDA. Moreover, various vaccination strategies have also been discussed, including attenuated virus vaccines, recombinant subunit vaccines, viral vector vaccines, DNA vaccines, nanotechnology, and plant-based vaccines, which are used to develop effective vaccines for the dengue virus. Many dengue vaccines pass the initial phases of evaluation, but only two vaccines have been approved for public use. DENGVAXIA is the only FDA-approved vaccine against all four stereotypes of the dengue virus, but it is licensed for use only in individuals 6-16 years of age with laboratory-confirmed previous dengue infection and living in endemic countries. Takeda is the second vaccine approved for use in the European Union, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, and Thailand. It produced sustained antibody responses against all four serotypes of dengue virus, regardless of previous exposure and dosing schedule. Other dengue vaccine candidates at different stages of development are TV-003/005, TDENV PIV, V180, and some DNA vaccines.

conclusionThere is a need to put more effort into developing effective vaccines and therapeutics for dengue, as already approved vaccines and therapeutics have limitations. DENGVAXIA is approved for use in children and teenagers who are 6-16 years of age and have confirmed dengue infection, while Takeda is approved for use in certain countries, and it has withdrawn its application for FDA approval.

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ADEantiviral targetsdengue fever (DF)dengue virus (DENV)drugstherapeutic approachesvaccines

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PMID37631896
PMCPMC10458802
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