Psychosis in a 15-Year-Old Female with Herpes Simplex Encephalitis in a Background of Mannose-Binding Lecithin Deficiency by Kenneth Asogwa, Kwame Buabeng, Amarjit Kaur

“…Historically, psychotic disorder has been associated with viral infection. Herpes simplex infections and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) among other viral infections have been implicated in psychotic disorder. …”
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Molecular Modeling and Simulation Analysis of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Potential for Control of COVID-19 by Maryam Pourhajibagher

“…Since antiviral photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been described as a new method for inhibiting viral infections, it is important to evaluate whether it can be used as a photoactivated disinfectant to control COVID-19. …”
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Characterization of the Protective HIV-1 CTL Epitopes and the Corresponding HLA Class I Alleles: A Step towards Designing CTL Based HIV-1 Vaccine by Sajib Chakraborty, Taibur Rahman, Rajib Chakravorty

“…Although the exact mechanism by which CTL epitopes and the restricting HLA alleles mediate their action towards slow disease progression is still not clear, the important CTL restricted epitopes for controlling viral infections can be utilized in future vaccine design. …”
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Targeting Herpetic Keratitis by Gene Therapy by Hossein Mostafa Elbadawy, Marine Gailledrat, Carole Desseaux, Diego Ponzin, Stefano Ferrari

“…By November 2012, approximately 28 clinical trials were approved to assess novel gene therapy agents. Viral infections such as herpetic keratitis caused by herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) can cause serious complications that may lead to blindness. …”
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Identification and Characterization of a Novel Rat MAVS Variant Modulating NFκB Signaling by Ihsan Nalkiran, Hatice Sevim Nalkiran

“…The innate immune response serves as the primary defense against viral infections, with the recognition of viral nucleic acids by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) initiating antiviral responses. …”
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Characterization of Esocid Herpesvirus 1 (EsHV1) from Europe by Mikael Leijon, Charlotte Axén, Fereshteh Banihashem, Tobias Lilja, Petter Tibblin, Björn David Persson

“…In addition to the EsHV1 infected pike, we also observed that 11.1% of the pike were affected by lymphosarcoma, a hyperplasia-disease caused by retroviruses. In conclusion, viral infections in pike are relatively common and likely have consequences for the local population dynamics.…”
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Severe Aplastic Anemia following Acute Hepatitis from Toxic Liver Injury: Literature Review and Case Report of a Successful Outcome by Kamran Qureshi, Usman Sarwar, Hicham Khallafi

“…HAAA is described to occur with AH caused by viral infections and also with idiopathic cases of AH and no clear etiology of liver injury. …”
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Association of anti-phospholipid antibodies and hepatitis B virus infection in Najaf Governorate by Ameer Mohammed Kadhim, Hawraa Ameer Mubark, Dhefaf Hameed Al-Mudhafar, Zainab Hayder Abdulmajeed

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most prevalent viral infections in the world and has been connected to a number of autoimmune illnesses. …”
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Sensitive and label-free fluorescent microRNA detection via catalytic DNAzyme assembly initiated primer exchange reaction by Heng Wang, Yi Sun

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have an intricate connection to the development of human diseases, such as malignancies, diabetes, and viral infections; therefore, their rapid and precise identification is critical in disease diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Clinical Profile of Dengue Fever in Children: A Study from Southern Odisha, India by Shubhankar Mishra, Ramya Ramanathan, Sunil Kumar Agarwalla

“…The majority of dengue viral infections are self-limiting, but complications may cause high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Enhancing Monkeypox Detection through Data Analytics: A Comparative Study of Machine and Deep Learning Techniques by Kinjal A. Patel, Asadi Srinivasulu, Kuntesh Jani, Goddindla Sreenivasulu

“…Monkeypox detection is a challenging task due to the disease's resemblance to other viral infections such as smallpox and chickenpox. This paper presents a comprehensive study that investigates the efficacy of machine and deep learning techniques in detecting monkeypox. …”
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Paper‐Based RNase Digestion toward Viral Nucleic Acid Self‐Tests by Georgios Chondrogiannis, Anna Toldrà, Martin Hanze, Mahiar Max Hamedi

“…Abstract Home‐based Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) for viral infections would be an important step to improve public health, but sample preparation remains an important obstacle, particularly for the protection of target RNA from RNases in samples. …”
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Droplet microfluidic screening to engineer angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) catalytic activity by Evelyn F Okal, Philip A. Romero, Pete Heinzelman

“…This study leverages protein engineering to enhance ACE2’s therapeutic potential for treating conditions such as respiratory viral infections, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and diabetes. …”
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Interferon Lambda: A New Sword in Cancer Immunotherapy by Ahmed Lasfar, Walid Abushahba, Murugabaskar Balan, Karine A. Cohen-Solal

“…The discovery of the interferon-lambda (IFN-λ) family has considerably contributed to our understanding of the role of interferon not only in viral infections but also in cancer. IFN-λ proteins belong to the new type III IFN group. …”
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A Rare Case of Immunotactoid Glomerulopathy Associated with Hodgkin Lymphoma by Keiki Nagaharu, Yuka Sugimoto, Keiki Kawakami

“…Immunotactoid glomerulopathy (ITG) is characterized by Congo red-negative microtubular deposits, and it has been reported as a rare paraneoplastic syndrome due to hematologic malignancies, viral infections, or autoimmune diseases. In hematologic malignancies, multiple myeloma and other mature B-cell malignancies are the most common hematologic malignancies, and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is extremely rare. …”
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Direct detection and identification of viruses in saliva using a SpecID ionization modified mass spectrometer. by Pierre Alusta, Angel Paredes, Marli Azevedo, Lisa Mullis, Dan Buzatu

“…Since respiratory viruses are typically present in nasal and oral secretions, saliva is a good target for testing for viral infections. Saliva testing has slowly gained popularity in the diagnostics based on biomarkers and other constituents ranging from organic compounds (e.g., food additives), peptides, and even microorganisms. …”
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BA inhibits LPS-stimulated inflammatory response and apoptosis in human middle ear epithelial cells by regulating the Nf-Kb/Iκbα axis by He Qian, Cai Yanzhi, Kong Meihua

“…The pathogenesis of OM is multifaceted, encompassing a variety of factors including bacterial or viral infections, host immune responses, and the function of middle ear epithelial cells. …”
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Purine but Not Pyrimidine De Novo Nucleotide Biosynthesis Inhibitors Strongly Enhance the Antiviral Effect of Corresponding Nucleobases Against Dengue Virus by Laurent F. Bonnac, Christine D. Dreis, Madhu Rai, Robert J. Geraghty

“…Nucleobases, the base of a nucleoside without ribose, are understudied as potential treatments for viral infections. Antiviral nucleobases are converted in infected cells to their corresponding nucleoside triphosphate active form. …”
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Post-pandemic insights on COVID-19 and premature ovarian insufficiency by Han Yaguang, Dai Yang, Wang Kexin, Zhang Xin, Shao Zishen, Zhu Xiaolin

“…This overview examines the possible interactions between COVID-19 and POI, while also suggesting preventive measures. The viral infection’s inflammatory response and immune dysregulation may adversely affect ovarian tissues, leading to inflammation and damage. …”
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Association of Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2) Expression in Placenta and Intrauterine Exposure to Hepatitis B Virus by Dian Utami, Maisuri T. Chalid, Rina Masadah, Rizalinda Sjahril, Andi Dwi Bahagia Febriani

“…It has been known that toll-like receptors (TLRs) on the placenta respond to antigens, such as zymosan, lipopolysaccharide, and other viral infections. This study analyzes the distribution of TLR2 protein and hepatitis B DNA virus (HBV DNA) virus identification to gain an understanding of hepatitis B viral transmission from the mother to child. …”
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