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ReviewProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2025

Antimicrobial Peptides Against Arboviruses: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Future Directions.

Iman Owliaee, Mehran Khaledian, Ali Shojaeian, Hamid Madanchi, Reza Yarani, Armin Khaghani Boroujeni, Mohammad Shoushtari

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Review in Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Iman OwliaeeStudent Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, 65178-38736, Iran.
Mehran KhaledianStudent Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, 65178-38736, Iran.
Ali ShojaeianResearch Center for Molecular Medicine, Institute of Cancer, Avicenna Health Research Institute, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. ali.shojaeian65@gmail.com.
Hamid MadanchiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, 35147-99442, Iran.
Reza YaraniInterventional Radiology Innovation at Stanford (IRIS), Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Armin Khaghani BoroujeniSkin Disease and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad ShoushtariDepartment of Virology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, 13169-43551, Iran. mb.shoushtari@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review delves into the potential of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as promising candidates for combating arboviruses, focusing on their mechanisms of antiviral activity, challenges, and future directions. AMPs have shown promise in preventing arbovirus attachment to host cells, inducing interferon production, and targeting multiple viral stages, illustrating their multifaceted impact on arbovirus infections. Structural elucidation of AMP-viral complexes is explored to deepen the understanding of molecular determinants governing viral neutralization, paving the way for structure-guided design. Furthermore, this review highlights the potential of AMP-based combination therapies to create synergistic effects that enhance overall treatment outcomes while minimizing the likelihood of resistance development. Challenges such as susceptibility to proteases, toxicity, and scalable production are discussed alongside strategies to address these limitations. Additionally, the expanding applications of AMPs as vaccine adjuvants and antiviral delivery systems are emphasized, underscoring their versatility beyond direct antiviral functions.

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Antimicrobial PeptidesAntiviral AgentsArbovirusesArbovirus InfectionsAnimalsHumansAntimicrobial PeptidesAntiviral AgentsAntimicrobial peptidesAntiviral peptidesArbovirusesCombination therapiesViral attachment

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