Dengue: update on clinically relevant therapeutic strategies and vaccines

M Palanichamy Kala, AL St. John… - Current Treatment Options …, 2023‏ - Springer
Opinion statement Dengue viruses (DENV) continue to circulate worldwide, resulting in a
significant burden on human health. There are four antigenically distinct serotypes of DENV …

The double burden of diabetes and global infection in low and middle-income countries

S Dunachie, P Chamnan - Transactions of The Royal Society of …, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
Four out of five people in the world with diabetes now live in low-and middle-income
countries (LMIC), and the incidence of diabetes is accelerating in poorer communities …

The role of host cholesterol during flavivirus infection

JF Osuna-Ramos, JM Reyes-Ruiz… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
In recent years the emergence and resurgence of arboviruses have generated a global
health alert. Among arboviruses, Dengue (DENV), Zika (ZIKV), Yellow Fever (YFV), and …

The antiviral effect of metformin on zika and dengue virus infection

CN Farfan-Morales, CD Cordero-Rivera… - Scientific reports, 2021‏ - nature.com
The Dengue (DENV) and zika (ZIKV) virus infections are currently a public health concern.
At present, there is no treatment or a safe and effective vaccine for these viruses. Hence, the …

Dengue drug discovery: Progress, challenges and outlook

SP Lim - Antiviral research, 2019‏ - Elsevier
In the context of the only available vaccine (DENGVAXIA) that was marketed in several
countries, but poses higher risks to unexposed individuals, the development of antivirals for …

Glycolysis is reduced in dengue virus 2 infected liver cells

C Chumchanchira, S Ramphan, W Sornjai… - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
Infections with dengue virus (DENV) remain a worldwide public health problem. A number of
bona fide cellular targets of DENV have been identified including liver cells. Despite the …

[HTML][HTML] Mosquito-borne flaviviruses and current therapeutic advances

X Qian, Z Qi - Viruses, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Mosquito-borne flavivirus infections affect approximately 400 million people worldwide each
year and are global threats to public health. The common diseases caused by such …

Anti-flavivirus properties of lipid-lowering drugs

CN Farfan-Morales, CD Cordero-Rivera… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Although Flaviviruses such as dengue (DENV) and zika (ZIKV) virus are important human
pathogens, an effective vaccine or antiviral treatment against them is not available. Hence …

Protection by metformin against severe Covid-19: An in-depth mechanistic analysis

N Wiernsperger, A Al-Salameh, B Cariou… - Diabetes & …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, several observational studies on diabetes and Covid-19
have reported a favourable association between metformin and Covid-19-related outcomes …

Viral infection and host immune response in diabetes

G Joshi, A Das, G Verma, P Guchhait - IUBMB life, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes, a chronic metabolic disorder disrupting blood sugar regulation, has emerged as a
prominent silent pandemic. Uncontrolled diabetes predisposes an individual to develop fatal …