Supported by the Permanecer Program(part of the actions of the Office of Affirmative Actions);Education and Diversity of the Dean of Student Assistance at the Federal University of Bahia(UFBA);and CNPq Research Productivity Fellow.
Arboviral diseases are viral infections transmitted to humans through the bites of arthropods,such as mosquitoes,often causing a variety of pathologies associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality.Over the p...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Plan of China(2021YFC2300200);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32122008).
Flaviviruses are zoonotic pathogens transmitted by infected mosquitoes and ticks,posing a persistent threat to global health.These infections lead to a diverse spectrum of diseases,broadly classified into two phenotyp...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFD1800100);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32302843,32070702,and 82161128014);GuangDong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2023A1515010748);Innovation and Technology Fund of Hong Kong(MRP/064/21,GHP/097/20GD,and MHP/072/21);Hong Kong Research Grant Council(RGC)grant(11103620 and 11104422);research grants from Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee(SGDX20201103093201010 and JCYJ20210324134007020);Kunshan Shuang Chuang Grant(kssc202302073);the Kunshan Municipal Government research funding。
Flaviviruses,such as dengue virus(DENV),Zika virus(ZIKV),and Japanese encephalitis virus(JEV),represent a substantial public health challenge as there are currently no approved treatments available.Here,we investigate...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81573585);the Innovative Practice of Undergraduate Project of Naval Medical University(No.FH2021104)。
Natural product-based antiviral candidates have received significant attention.However,there is a lack of sufficient research in the field of antivirals to effectively combat patterns of drug resistance.Baicalein and ...
Supported by The South Korea Health Technology R and D Project through the South Korea Health Industry Development Institute,Funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare,South Korea,No.HF20C0020.
Flaviviruses,which include globally impactful pathogens,such as West Nile virus,yellow fever virus,Zika virus,Japanese encephalitis virus,and dengue virus,contribute significantly to human infections.Despite the ongoi...
supported by the National Key Research and Devel-opment Program of China(2021YFC2300202);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1902210,81871641,81972979,82172266,82241071,and 81902048);the Support Project of High-level Teachers in Beijing Municipal Universities in the Period of 13th Five-year Plan(IDHT20190510);the Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging In-fectious Diseases(DTKF202103).
Single-cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq)has allowed for the profiling of host and virus transcripts and host-virus interactions at single-cell resolution.This review summarizes the existing scRNA-seq technologies togethe...
funding from the Ministry of Higher Education,Malaysia for niche area research under the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence(HICoE)program(MO002-2019&TIDREC-2023).
Flaviviruses are a group of positive-stranded RNA viruses that cause a broad spectrum of severe illnesses in humans worldwide.Clinical manifestations of flavivirus infections range from mild febrile illness to hemorrh...
Mosquitoes adapt to different habitats and feed on a variety of animals.Anthropophilic female mosquitoes,such as Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae,have a strong innate drive to detect their human hosts and acquire b...
National Key Research and Development Plan of China,Grant/Award Number:2018YFA0507202,2020YFC1200100 and 2021YFC2300200;National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:31825001,32188101,81730063,81961160737 and 82102389;Provincial Innovation Team for the Prevention and Control of Highly Pathogenic Pathogens,Institute of Medical Biology,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,Grant/Award Number:202105AE160020;Shenzhen San-Ming Project for Prevention and Research on Vector-borne Diseases,Grant/Award Number:SZSM201611064;Shenzhen Science and Technology Project,Grant/Award Number:JSGG20191129144225464;Tsinghua University Spring Breeze Fund,Grant/Award Number:2020Z99CFG017;Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program,Grant/Award Number:2021QNRC001;Yunnan Cheng Gong Expert Work-Station,Grant/Award Number:202005AF150034。
Dengue virus(DENV)is one of the most important arboviral pathogens in the tropics and subtropics,and nearly one-third of the world's population is at risk of infection.The transmission of DENV involves a sylvatic cycl...
This study was partially supported by grants AI131669,AI140726,and AI141178 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases(NIAID,USA);the National Institutes of Health(Hongmin Li and Jia Zhou);Additionally,Jia Zhou is partly supported by the John D.Stobo,M.D.Distinguished Chair Endowment Fund at UTMB;Hongmin Li is additionally supported by NIH grants AI133219,AI134568,AI140406,and AI140491,USA;the R.Ken and Donna Coit Endowed Chair fund in Drug Discovery.
Zika virus(ZIKV)causes significant human diseases without specific therapy.Previously we found erythrosin B,an FDA-approved food additive,inhibited viral NS2B−NS3 interactions,leading to inhibition of ZIKV infection i...